On Monday 11 August 2003 13:22, Mark Ferlatte wrote: > Derrick 'dman' Hudson said on Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 12:58:52PM -0400: > > I heard (about a year ago) that RedHat now ships postfix instead of > > sendmail. I haven't checked it out for myself, though. > > It's an option, but I don't know if it's the default. > > > | ( Never learned the syntax of sendmail configuration files myself... ) > > > > Me neither. > > It's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be anymore. The > sendmail.mc is pretty straightforward to use, and you don't really have to > know anything about sendmail.cf anymore. > > I still prefer postfix, but not for the ease of configuration. > > I would say that if you want to be a Unix admin, you'd better know > sendmail, if only so that you can make a coherent argument for replacing it > with something that you like better.
Thanks for all the help. Based on the advice given, I am reading the material available linked by the procmail, postfix, exim, etc. websites. I will take a closer look at sendmail as well. I want to understand email at all levels and from all povs. I would like to eventually understand the nuances of the various tools as well. My first practical, baby-step concern is if I will be able to maintain my working KMail configuration while I try out combinations of uni-purpose mail tools. -- Mike Mueller -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
