Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-13 Thread Simone Piccardi
On 05/10/2013 07:57 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: Is there *anyone* at all on this list using sendmail in production to the degree where it being an objective would be useful to them? The last I've seen is at least 10 year old. Simone -- Simone Piccardi Truelite

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-13 Thread Simone Piccardi
On 05/10/2013 09:00 PM, Bryan J Smith wrote: Posfix has been the default MTA since Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 6 circa 2010. So, speaking as myself, I think Postfix plus the 'sendmail compatibility' would be ideal in the next iteration of objectives and exams. I totally agree, cannot

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-13 Thread Reinier Kleipool
Title: OSA mail template Yes, we are still using good old sendmail. But if market share has dropped to a minimal number it is best dropped. An LPI laureate should be able to figure it out when he encounters a (rare) sendmail shop. Even when is was not on the exam...

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-13 Thread Joerg Dorchain
On 05/10/2013 07:57 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: Is there *anyone* at all on this list using sendmail in production to the degree where it being an objective would be useful to them? Yes, I am. Configuring sendmail with m4 macros is a required skillset here. This covers at least proper hostname,

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-13 Thread Bryan J Smith
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 7:02 AM, Simone Piccardi picca...@truelite.itwrote: The last I've seen is at least 10 year old. RHEL5 was released just over 6 years ago in 2007, and used Sendmail by default. Exim (Enhancement) and Postfix (General Availability) were fully supported alternatives with

[lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Éric Deschamps
Hello, Passing LPI 202 exam v3 in 2009, I was suprised there was at least 2 questions about sendmail (noted as basic knowledge in the program) and maybe 1 about postfix. Is sendmail still an important topic for LPI 202? If so, could we clarify the need to know it in the program in coherence with

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Alessandro Selli
Éric Deschamps ha scritto: Hello, Passing LPI 202 exam v3 in 2009, I was suprised there was at least 2 questions about sendmail (noted as basic knowledge in the program) and maybe 1 about postfix. Is sendmail still an important topic for LPI 202? If so, could we clarify the need to know it

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread G. Matthew Rice
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Éric Deschamps erd...@free.fr wrote: Is sendmail still an important topic for LPI 202? If so, could we clarify the need to know it in the program in coherence with the exam? Could have to do with the fact that the sendmail command is mandated by POSIX IIRC

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Anselm Lingnau
G. Matthew Rice wrote: Considering that sendmail in the wild appears to be down to 12% of the MTAs out there and Postfix has grown to double that (according to that E-Soft Inc survey from Jan 2012), I think it's time to dump the sendmail configuration stuff (who likes it anyway?) in favour of

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Dimitrios Bogiatzoules
Anselm Lingnau said the following on 10.05.2013 19:31: [...] I think that would be an eminently sensible idea. If you do that I'll buy you a beer in Berlin. With Sendmail, there is no question of »liking« it. »Liking« Sendmail would be like »liking« chemotherapy: It is a good thing that

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 10/05/2013 19:39, Dimitrios Bogiatzoules wrote: Anselm Lingnau said the following on 10.05.2013 19:31: [...] I think that would be an eminently sensible idea. If you do that I'll buy you a beer in Berlin. With Sendmail, there is no question of »liking« it. »Liking« Sendmail would be

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Alessandro Selli
Éric Deschamps wrote: Le 10/05/2013 14:00, Alessandro Selli a écrit : Éric Deschamps ha scritto: Hello, Passing LPI 202 exam v3 in 2009, I was suprised there was at least 2 questions about sendmail (noted as basic knowledge in the program) and maybe 1 about postfix. Is sendmail still an

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Alessandro Selli
Alan McKinnon wrote: On 10/05/2013 19:39, Dimitrios Bogiatzoules wrote: Anselm Lingnau said the following on 10.05.2013 19:31: [...] I think that would be an eminently sensible idea. I back this idea. If you do that I'll buy you a beer in Berlin. Let us know when this will happen!

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Bryan J Smith
Could have to do with the fact that the sendmail command is mandated by POSIX IIRC and is thus a ubiquitous command. ... I think it's time to dump the sendmail configuration stuff (who likes it anyway?) in favour of Postfix...plus the 'sendmail compatibility' ... Hey, BJS (or anyone,

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Alessandro Selli
Bryan J Smith wrote: On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Alessandro Selli alessandrose...@linux.com mailto:alessandrose...@linux.com wrote: Could be: http://www.sendmail.com/sm/sentrion_appliances/sentrion_mpe/ «Sentrion Email Integration Platform The Heart of all Sentrion

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Bryan J Smith
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Bryan J Smith b.j.sm...@ieee.org wrote: Why does some page at Sendmail stating #4 Red Hat Linux, immediately an indicator that Red Hat has a long established, commercial relationship? Actually, that's not even the full point. I meant to have added ... When

Re: [lpi-examdev] Postfix and sendmail in LPI202 v4

2013-05-10 Thread Alessandro Selli
Bryan J Smith wrote: I'm still not getting your point, not at all. Never mind. Have a good weekend. -- Alessandro Selli Tel: 340.839.73.05 http://alessandro.route-add.net, VOIP: sip:dhatarat...@ekiga.net Chiave PGP/GPG key: EC885A8B ___