Pablo Manalastas wrote: > > On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, lloyd dagoc wrote: > > > 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? > > Sendmail. > > It is the oldest and most mature. > It is the most hacked and so most patched/fixed. > It is not the fastest, but it is fast enough. > It is not the most scalable, but it is scalable enough. > It is the most powerful, if you can understand sendmail.cf. > It has the most documentation - just check out the "fat" sendmail book. > A great number of sites use it. > If postfix is a BMW, then sendmail is a Mercedes Benz.
I know firsthand what 3 of the biggest mail systems in Asia use. While I cannot disclose what software they do use, I can tell you this: Not one of them uses Sendmail. While email is near and dear to my heart, I think this thread has gone on longer than is useful. Let's discuss something else, please. Brian _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
