> On Oct 26, 2017, at 16:29, cac...@quantum-equities.com wrote:
> I am surprised with this sprawl, in the 21st Century. In 30 minutes I've > figured out and implemented DKIM. But it appears to me that Postfix has > evolved organically (Read: disorganized) as have many legacy applications > like Apache used to be. The documentation you refer to is there alright, but > it's all about bit-twiddling, nothing about concepts and methodologies. You > have to start with the big ideas first, and -then- work your way down, not > regard potential admins as unworthy for not knowing the vapors. So much > information that you here take for granted, is simply unsaid in the docs, and > I can't swirl up my mind into a vortex and reach out to suck in the knowledge > from your brains with telepathy. > Postfix documentation documents Postfix; it does not attempt to document SMTP and assumes the reader has a basic understanding of SMTP. Similarly, your car’s owner’s manual documents your car; it does not teach you how to drive and Word’s documentation documents Word and does not teach you how to write. -- Larry Stone Sent from my iPad
