MTA traps

[Ben Finney]

On 16-May-2005, Matthias Andree wrote:
> On Sun, 15 May 2005, Kevin Williams wrote:
> > Thanks again, I can finally have my inbox back again (recently
> > switched from a sendmail-setup dedicated server to a qmail setup).
> 
> A current and maintained piece of software is replaced by a slow 7-year
> old piece of unmaintained software with unplugged security holes and
> serious technical bugs and non-standard interfaces.

Which can't be fixed except by patching every time you install, since
the license is non-free.

> My personal favorite is Postfix, but any MTA with resonable
> maintainer that is *actively* maintained is fine. Postfix, Exim and
> Sendmail fall into this category.

Agreed. And they're all licensed as free software, so if the
maintainer loses interest you're not at their mercy.

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Ben Finney <ben at benfinney.id.au>
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