ey thanks for the reply..actually i had no intention to catalyzed any flaming
= )...was just asking which is better in terms of performance and security
and all those stuff based on using them ...and since this group has the most
experinced people in terms of using mail servers, i tried to ask it here = )
anyway thanks for the reply and the input...help me much
= )
lloyd
On Monday 01 October 2001 05:13 pm, you wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 at 16:39, louie miranda wrote:
> > qmail :)
>
> Or Postfix.
> Or Exim.
>
> Or if you insist Sendmail. But numerous members of the list have expressed
> their opinions based on experience that Sendmail is relatively difficult
> to configure, slow (because of its monolithic design), and buggy
> (security-wise).
>
> > On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 at 16:19, lloyd dagoc wrote:
> > > hello,
> > >
> > > hi i am new here and i want to ask what's the best mail server (in your
> > > opinion) for a linux/unix platform and why? thanks...your answers will
> > > be of much help = )
>
> Lloyd, since you're new here, I recommend that you try out the PH Linux
> Newbie mailing list as well. In particular it is preferred that
> potentially "gasgas" (frequently asked questions) questions be asked there
> before here. Why? Because we PLUGgers do our best to restrain ourselves
> from flaming away in the PH Linux Newbie forum. Here ... we still restrain
> ourselves but allow the occasional outburst depending on which bit we woke
> up with. ;>
>
> Also since you're new here I recommend you don't ask such "a vs b" or
> "which is the best x" type questions (ie: what is the best {mail server,
> distribution, filesystem}, among others). Why? Because they give those
> with enough energy among us the chance to flame it out with each other.
> QMail versus Postfix. QMail/Postfix/Exim versus Sendmail. RedHat versus
> Mandrake versus Debian. And I hope you will agree with me that such flame
> wars are unhealthy.
>
> Perhaps better phrased questions (and sent to the PH Linux Newbie list)
> will be more appropriate. My recommended phrasing will be something like:
> "what are the various mail servers for Linux? would anyone have
> recommendations for good reviews that compare the pros and cons of
> these?". If anyone tells you x is best or y is best then ... I'll take
> care of flaming that someone. (kidding). But really, I think it's best
> that we all, as a hopefully neutral users group, be as even and as fair as
> possible.
>
> Sure, I prefer Postfix, Debian and XFS to QMail, RedHat and ReiserFS. But
> this doesn't make them the best. And this doesn't make them the only
> solutions. So I (in particular) have learned to shut up about this.
> Occasionally I bite on someone who I believe says something false about
> one of these "beloveds" of mine, but other than that I do my best to
> recommend the alternative as well. After all, friendly competition is
> healthy. And in most (read: not Micro$oft) cases, they're all free. :)
>
> --> Jijo
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