Re: [OT] Gnus and MTA(local)

Re: [OT] Gnus and MTA(local)

[Byung-Hee HWANG]

Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> writes:

> On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:03:07 +0900, Byung-Hee HWANG <bh@izb.knu.ac.kr> wrote:
>> For several years, i have been using Postfix in my desktop which runs
>> FreeBSD. In recent, i'm considering to switch local MTA from Postfix
>> to the others (e.g., qmail, Exim, Sendmail, ...). So i read some
>> papers about comparison MTAs. But still i could not deside what MTA is
>> best for me using Gnus and send-pr(1). This time i would like to give
>> +1 to Exim because most Emacs(Gnus, Rmail, VM, WL, Mew) folks use
>> Exim.
>>
>> Especially i checked this paper: http://shearer.org/MTA_Comparison
>
> Hi Byung-Hee :)
>
> IMO, this is a very good comparison.  I really enjoyed reading it, so
> first of all thank you for the link.  When I finished reading the
> article, I immediately tweeted about it, so others can pick it from my
> feed and share the fun!
>
> Postfix is a very nice system, with many features, it can support both
> single-user workstations and large multi-thousand user domains, and it
> runs pretty well on FreeBSD.  In fact, Postfix is the MTA that runs the
> entire *.FreeBSD.org cluster of machines :)
>
> FWIW, I still have Sendmail running on my laptop (mostly out of inertia
> and because after the initial setup back in 1999 it still works fine),
> but if I was changing MTAs it would be Postfix all the way.
>
> So, what are your reasons for switching from Postfix to something else?
> Maybe we can help you configure Postfix to do what you have in mind, and
> you can still keep it.
>

Hi Giorgos!

Actually Postfix setup is more easy than the others. So Postfix goes
with many spammers, in recent.  To tell truth, i want to take off such a
dishonor. Still clean MTA by the point is Exim, i think. Many free
software folks use that. But i won't change the outbond MTA (Postfix on
FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE). The outbond performs so many tasks for me. Only my
concern is local MTA. That is easy, no trouble though it fails.

Sincerely,
   
-- 
Byung-Hee HWANG, KNU 
∑ WWW: http://izb.knu.ac.kr/~bh/

Re: Gnus and MTA(local)

[Adam Sjøgren]

On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:33:57 +0900, Byung-Hee wrote:

> Actually Postfix setup is more easy than the others. So Postfix goes
> with many spammers, in recent.  To tell truth, i want to take off such a
> dishonor.

By that logic you shouldn't send email at all. Spammers send email.


  Best regards,

-- 
 "Oh, we all like motorcycles, to some degree."               Adam Sjøgren
                                                         asjo@koldfront.dk

Re: Gnus and MTA(local)

[Byung-Hee HWANG]

asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren) writes:

> On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:33:57 +0900, Byung-Hee wrote:
>
>> Actually Postfix setup is more easy than the others. So Postfix goes
>> with many spammers, in recent.  To tell truth, i want to take off such a
>> dishonor.
>
> By that logic you shouldn't send email at all. Spammers send email.

You're right. My thought was wrong. Again back to the past, i'll use
MTAs without any complaint. 

-- 
Byung-Hee HWANG, KNU 
∑ WWW: http://izb.knu.ac.kr/~bh/

Re: [OT] Gnus and MTA(local)

[Andreas]

Sorry for the first followup was my fault. 
Anyway. QMail is something you really really really dont want to
consider in any way. Its buggy its creepy and I was informed by several
sources that its code and feature set are all based on _PATCHES_ that
YOU as a user have to put into it. As an analogy: Vanilla QMail will
make you feel like 1980s all over again. No features like mail bounce or
anything.

Exim I suspect is fine. 

I myself havent done much of any hacking/working on things like that. 

Re: [OT] Gnus and MTA(local)

[Andreas]

For several years, i have been using Postfix in my desktop which runs
FreeBSD. In recent, i'm considering to switch local MTA from Postfix to
the others (e.g., qmail, Exim, Sendmail, ...). So i read some papers
about comparison MTAs. But still i could not deside what MTA is best for
me using Gnus and send-pr(1). This time i would like to give +1 to Exim
because most Emacs(Gnus, Rmail, VM, WL, Mew) folks use Exim. 

Especially i checked this paper: http://shearer.org/MTA_Comparison

OK, then, what do you think of?

Exim? or qmail or Sendmail or other?

Sincerely,

[OT] Gnus and MTA(local)

[Byung-Hee HWANG]

For several years, i have been using Postfix in my desktop which runs
FreeBSD. In recent, i'm considering to switch local MTA from Postfix to
the others (e.g., qmail, Exim, Sendmail, ...). So i read some papers
about comparison MTAs. But still i could not deside what MTA is best for
me using Gnus and send-pr(1). This time i would like to give +1 to Exim
because most Emacs(Gnus, Rmail, VM, WL, Mew) folks use Exim. 

Especially i checked this paper: http://shearer.org/MTA_Comparison

OK, then, what do you think of?

Exim? or qmail or Sendmail or other?

Sincerely,

-- 
Byung-Hee HWANG, KNU 
∑ WWW: http://izb.knu.ac.kr/~bh/