On Sun, Dec 05, 1999 at 09:24:19AM -0500, Steve Philp wrote:
> Vincent Danen wrote:
> >
> > Is there a reason why there are no RPMs for Qmail? I was reading on the
> > site and it looks like they prefer pure source distribution, and no binary
>
> The reason for no _shipping_ binaries is because of the restrictive
> distribution terms used by DJB. He wants to maintain control of the
> source and installation of it. He's extremely proud of the security
> scenario he's created for Qmail and wants to ensure that distributed
> packages stick to that security.
Get postfix it seems the 'security scenario' is much better with it, and
it is a easy to install. Debian has approved the license so there
should be no problems with other list restrictive dists including it.
www.postfix.org
Shane Owenby
IBM Linux Technology Center
