Re: [OT] Gnus and MTA(local)

[Byung-Hee HWANG]

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

> On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:33:57 +0900, Byung-Hee HWANG <bh@izb.knu.ac.kr> wrote:
>>> 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.
>
> That's the first time I've heard something like this!  My opinion is
> that it is not a dishonorable thing to use something that works, but
> just `sensible'.
>
> For example knives can be used to do many dishonorable things: to kill a
> person; to threaten others and extort money, resources, or even sex; to
> mutilate and harm both human and non-human beings.  They can also be
> used to do wonderful things like cooking, carving wooden artwork, to
> perform medical operations that save many lives every day, and so on.
>
> Should we stop using knives because *some* people find evil uses for
> them?  My guess is `no' :)
>
>> 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.
>
> Ah, that's much different.  If you do that to learn how to operate
> another MTA, then this is fine and a worthy project, because it extends
> knowledge and will be very useful when you have to administer an Exim
> installation in the future.
>
> So, if it's ok to have a bit of downtime, then go for it :-)

Well still i did not decide what i use. Your example story is good to
me. After read that, i threw away the my wrong thought. Thank you for
kind replying!

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