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Subject: Re: Question/Opinion Needed on Sendmail Alternatives under Linux
From: Eric Hancock <eric @ bitpuddle . com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 20:38:56 -0400
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I don't know what you want to do with your MTA, but James from the Apache
foundation is worth taking a look at.

It functions as a standard MTA, but is written in Java and allows you to
customize mail-handling actions.  You can do really interesting things with
their 'maillet' APIs.

>> I'm looking at alternatives to sendmail under Linux here and am also
>> running majordomo 1.94.5.
> 
> [...]
> 
>> I'm thinking of something like QMail but am not sure how I'd implement
>> that here with majordomo....any suggestions as to a package and or
>> your likes/dislikes would be GREATLY appreciated.
> 
> In my experience, the best way to evaluate MTAs is to install them
> yourself, and then run them around the proverbial block... If the
> wheels fall off or you do not "like them", then try another one.
> 
> I have used Sendmail, qmail, and Postfix with Majordomo.
> Postfix is very sendmailish (it is a 'drop in' replacement); qmail is not.
> 
> For help on installing/using Majordomo & Qmail refer to Russ Allbery's FAQ
> 
> http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/mjqmail.html
> 
> There is also a lot of useful information on using Majordomo with the
> various MTAs available in the list archives for each respective MTA :
> 
> http://www.exim.org/
> http://www.qmail.org/
> http://www.postfix.org/
> 
> Darren
> 
> -- 
> ASK your ISP to add the new england.* Newsgroups
> http://www.england.news-admin.org/
> http://www.england.news-admin.org/accessfaq.html
> 
> 




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