At 5/21/01 06:35 AM , Michelle Murrain wrote:
>I'm going to put a pitch in for Sendmail. I know that many people don't like
>it because of its complexity, and you do need an MTA to go with it.
??? Sendmail *is* an MTA.
>But it's the most used mail server, there's an O'Reilly book on it, and
>lots of people have spent lots of time on it. Also, most of the mail
>accessories (MTAs, mailing list managers, etc.) work best with Sendmail,
>because it's the most common.
Ah, I think I see. You're confusing MTAs and MUAs.
MTA = Mail Transfer Agent (Sendmail, Qmail, etc.)
MUA = Mail User Agent (Pine, elm, mutt, Eudora, Outlook, etc.)
Typos (and thinkos) happen to the best of us. But I wanted to make sure
that got cleared up.
--Kai MacTane
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"I hear the roar of a big machine,
Two worlds and in between;
Hot metal and methedrine.
I hear your empire down."
--Sisters of Mercy,
"Lucretia, My
Reflection"
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