Hi, It seems as though most people on the list are incapable of answering a simple technical question if it messes with their belief system. Instead, they go on questioning the OPs motivations. It's rather annoying.
I've asked the same question a while ago. I have a simple one-user desktop, i do not need an MTA. I know those programs don't need much memory (i have 4GB), i know they're sleeping most of the time, i know they'll only wake up if there's something to do. But i don't want an MTA. It's that simple. All the mail i use is web-based and if i want to access it other than through https i'll use some mail client. MTAs, afaik, are useful for multiuser systems and/or systems that actually handle mail. (Most (i should say 'most' otherwise some nitpick will say "But i do!")) single-user desktops do not. And if the MTA is used by internal programs, well, maybe those programs should not rely on a MailTA? Syslog maybe? Another option? >From the answers of those who can answer a technical question (also providing their own opinion, or not) i got to configure exim so that my system would start faster. I still have exim. Googling around i came across this: http://www.mike01.com/ I haven't tried it yet and it doesn't seem to be in the repos. HTH, Nuno Magalhães -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
