Sendmail installation
Hi, I just enter the FreeBSD user's community after several years under GNU/Linux, and i think i've done a good choice by selecting FreeBSD, but i've got some questions for you : I thought Sendmail was a very insecure mailing system, nevertheless, it's fully integrated to the FreeBSD system in the basic installation ... Why ? Why not Postfix, Qmail, Exim ??? Isn't it possible to let us choose during the installation process ??? Thanks in advance for your answer(s). Franck MODOLA ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sendmail installation
On Friday 09 July 2004 02:45 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought Sendmail was a very insecure mailing system, nevertheless, it's fully integrated to the FreeBSD system in the basic installation ... I think sendmail developed a reputation for insecure code some time ago, but they have resolved all known (major) issues. I also think sendmail was (one of) the first MTAs - written during simpler times before most of the world's idle assholes were equipped with PCs and cheap Internet access. I like sendmail, and I trust it - mostly because it has endured. But I am not an evangelist... I'd encourage you to try any other MTA's you see fit (available in ports), and draw your own conclusions. Jay Why ? Why not Postfix, Qmail, Exim ??? Isn't it possible to let us choose during the installation process ??? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sendmail installation
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought Sendmail was a very insecure mailing system, nevertheless, it's fully integrated to the FreeBSD system in the basic installation ... Why ? Most flavors of Unix have sendmail integrated since day one for historical reasons. Why not Postfix, Qmail, Exim ??? You're welcome to use any of the above, too. Isn't it possible to let us choose during the installation process ??? Sort of. The postfix, qmail, and other MTA ports will mostly replace sendmail, see the docs from man mailer.conf. You can also build your own FreeBSD release with NO_SENDMAIL defined in /etc/make.conf... -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problem with Sendmail installation on FBSD 4.8REL
I've installed Sendmail 8.12.9 on 4.8 RELEASE with sasl library support from the ports collection. The install put the binary in /usr/sbin/sendmail. It didn't update /usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail. So, when I started sendmail, sasl support worked fine, but when I ran any commands which are links to /usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail such as hoststat, it complained that sasl was not supported. To fix this, I just copied /usr/sbin/sendmail to /usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail and everything seems fine. Is there something wrong with the port, or did I flub something up during the install? Is my workaround okay, or is my fix going to create problems elsewhere? Thanks, - Jamie A friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
