* Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org>: > Last month it was 20 years ago that I started writing Postfix code. > After coming to IBM research in November 1996, I spent most of > December and January making notes on paper. I knew that writing a > mail system was more work than any of my prior projects.
Eversince I discovered Postfix it has become the best software I have had the joy to work with. The code quality is outstanding as is the documentation. One of the main reasons to stick with Postfix from the very first moment was its community - friendly, knowledgable and helpful. Unfortunately I don't like Postfix for its reliabilty and stability. It is so reliable and stable that I am forced to turn away from it. It forces me to deal with software of lesser quality, badly written configuration syntax, absent documentation, horrible security architecture etc. pp. I hate it when Postfix does that to me. ;) Postfix is Postfix because you made it that way. It breathes your spirit, Wietse - your standards, your strictness and your mindset. I've learned a lot from you over all the years. Postfix is my role model for good software. When we build tools, services, platforms I often catch myself thinking "How would Postfix do that?". I owe you a lot! Thank you p@rick -- [*] sys4 AG https://sys4.de, +49 (89) 30 90 46 64 Schleißheimer Straße 26/MG,80333 München Sitz der Gesellschaft: München, Amtsgericht München: HRB 199263 Vorstand: Patrick Ben Koetter, Marc Schiffbauer Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Florian Kirstein
