On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:43:48 -0800, abhinav wrote: > Hello guys, > I am a novice in python.I have to implement a full fledged mail server
Because that's just what the world needs, yet another mail server. Why don't you use an existing mail server? > .But i am not able to choose the language.Should i go for C(socket API) > or python for this project? If you aren't able to choose the language, what does it matter what we say? Somebody else will choose. > What are the advantages of one over the > other in implementing this server. C can be faster. > which language will be easier? Python is easier to read, and write, and debug, and you will have fewer hard-to-debug memory issues. > What are the performance issues? You will spend hundreds of man-hours re-inventing the wheel. > In what language are mail servers generally written? Google is your friend. The first four mail servers listed are, in order: sendmail postfix Microsoft Exchange qmail Of the four, source code is available free of charge for three of them. Can you guess which is the odd man out? :-) -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
