From: "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier [ at ] digitaltorque [ dot ] ca>
To: ed stuckems <edstuckems [ at ] hotmail [ dot ] com>
CC: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca
Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] sending mail (rogers & sendmail)
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 23:53:33 -0400
On 01/07/06 ed stuckems said:
> I got a hold of the oreilly sendmail book and read through it, I've read
> over the sendmail readme that describes the various mc macros/options
but
> I'm still not sure how to get sendmail to send mail! While I think I
have
Not surprising. You might consider using an MTA that has less security
problems, and is friendlier to configure. I prefer postfix myself.
you're not the first person to suggest postfix. While I appreciate the
advice (I know it sounds too cliche) but I think my problem is not with
sendmail itself but with the operational details of sending mail - my
problems are not with the details of configuring sendmail; not yet at least.
Put another way, I think I'd have the same questions/problems with
postfix.
Maybe I should read through the smtp rfc. I generally avoid reading the
RFCs until I have a working prototype; it makes the dry text of the rfc
easier to grok.
Security problems aside (sounds stupid, I know but ...) I've invested some
funds and time reading though texts on sendmail and I'm not yet ready to
abandon it and start from square one.
So, with all due respect to someone who's advice has served me well in the
past, I'll take another kick at the sendmail can before packing it in.
Thanks Mike.
regards,
Ed.
Mike
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Michael P. Soulier <msoulier [ at ] digitaltorque [ dot ] ca>
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It
takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite
direction." --Albert Einstein
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