>
> Instead of copy/paste, i'll just link it to
> jijo's lurker:
>
> 
>http://marc.free.net.ph/message/1497.64.229.69.122.1002256304.squirrel%40secure.mozcom.com.xml
> 
>http://marc.free.net.ph/message/3320.199.166.230.92.1002149045.squirrel%40secure.mozcom.com.xml
> 
>http://marc.free.net.ph/message/1930.199.166.230.92.1002063153.squirrel%40secure.mozcom.com.xml
> 
>http://marc.free.net.ph/message/3310.199.166.230.92.1001973665.squirrel%40secure.mozcom.com.xml

Gee, so far, what i've seen as your points (coming from all these previous
posts are:

  1) sendmail is 'mature' (which in another way could be construed as 'old')
  2) sendmail is included by default by most unixes
  3) sendmail is used by certain 'big' companies and sites in the internet
  4) sendmail.com has a commercial support program, & 'big' companies support it

Won't you agree that these are your points?

Note that I can say the same for qmail on both numbers 3 & 4.  Numbers 1 &
2 can be attributed to sendmail's age which you seem to give real value
to.

And of these points not a single ONE of these address anything technical in nature,

- there's no comparison and critique of the design,
- there's no real discussion of the track record in security,
  (well actually there was a discussion on security but it decayed into
   a lot of excuses and explanations for each sendmail vulnerability)
- there's no discussion of actual experiences of comparing performance between 
sendmail and the other MTAs.

In short, nothing that can convince me that sendmail is a better solution
than qmail or postfix.  So please excuse me if i disagree totally with
you.  I do not accuse you of being a zealot for anything (you keep on
repeating that), what i do is speak my mind about what i consider to be a
better solution on a purely technical basis.

If you want to refute me, then do so also on a technical basis, not on
what may be construed as circumstancial evidence to support your point,
the irony of which is that they can be also used to support my point.


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