Re: [GTALUG] Exim vs Postfix [was: Local-only mail server]

2023-12-24 Thread Anthony de Boer via talk
On 2023-12-24 11:49, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: I used to use Sendmail but switched to Postfix some time this century. Why do you choose Exim instead? Is it just that Exim is the default on debian? A lot depends on which one you know how to drive. I've run Exim at a couple of jobs

Re: [GTALUG] Exim vs Postfix [was: Local-only mail server]

2023-12-24 Thread Evan Leibovitch via talk
Wow this takes me back. I haven't had to deal (much) with mail-agent comparisons for more than a decade. I've worked with both for both Exim and Postfix, long ago and far away. Based on my memory: Exim is more monolithic and quite a lot easier to understand for an SMTP newcomer to admin while

[GTALUG] Exim vs Postfix [was: Local-only mail server]

2023-12-24 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk
| From: Giles Orr via talk | "exim4" is usually (not always) installed on Debian systems. | From: Anthony de Boer via talk | Exim4 would be the right solution on whichever host you designate your | mailserver. | From: Michael Galea via talk | | On my mail server (which runs an exim4