start
looking at postfix..
if you
don't need sendmail for a specific reason, and you don't know sendmail.. then
postfix is for you.
reasons. :
1.
Postfix is really easy to setup and in most cases the defaults will get you most
of the way there.
2.
Postfix is the MTA choosen for Mandrake. its default and sendmail packages are
not.
3.
Postfix is great for using with stuff like amavisd mail virus scanning, much
easier then compiling sendmail for support (see content_filter in postfix
docs.)
4.
Postfix is faster then sendmail.
5.
Postfix is far more secure, can run in a chroot jail and has had far less
exploits published about it.
6. Postfix is perfectly backwards compatable with sendmail for cgi
scripts and such and even includes a sendmail binary file for that reason and
others.
7.
Postfix is better for spam solutions. there are tons of them and they are easier
to setup.
8.
Postfix is far smaller in size then sendmail.
9.
Postfix has very well commented config files, (main.cf and
master.cf)
10
postfix.org has alot of excellent info and webmin has a postfix config
section.
If
thats not enough reasons, I can think of others.. but load it off the mandrake
CD's, and go look in /etc/postfix/main.cf its very well commented, just answer
the questions, and when finished type: service postfix
restart
thats
it, you now have a mail server. (not finsihed though, you need to seup
your aliases,(if any) your virtual domains (if any) your cannonical redirections
(if any)
regards
Frank
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Subject: [newbie] Sendmail Setup Info
Hi All,
I am interested in setting up Sendmail on my linux machine to provide email
for my domain.
As I have never set this up I am interested in how to do this. Can anyone
provide me with good websites that will help me, books, RTFM but tell which
FM please.
I did a search on Google and came back with like 40,000 hits.
Thanks MIke
Mike, start here HTH
http://www.sendmail.org/
