The Verdict

[Randall Randall]

Accidentally sent to Jeremy, rather than the list.

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Subject: Re: The Verdict
From: Randall Randall <wolfkin at freedomspace.net>
To: "Jeremy Fowler" <jfowler at westrope.com>

On Wednesday 13 March 2002 12:14, Jeremy Fowler wrote:
> Yes, you should try Postfix. I used Sendmail for about a year, switch to
> qmail for awhile (didn't like it either), and now I run postfix and have
> ever since. The config file is self-explanatory and it's easy to setup. As
> far as qmail goes, I agree with you that it can be a pain. Plus you need to
> download and install daemontools in order to set it up correctly. There is
> a couple programs in daemontools that are used to start and stop the qmail
> process. It monitors if the process quits and restarts it automatically.
> Overall it's a pain. Live and learn.

While I use postfix myself, I also use djbdns, which requires daemontools,
 and it compiled and ran flawlessly on my systems.  Even if daemontools
 sucked, it would be worth it to avoid bind and use djbdns.

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Randall Randall <wolfkin at freedomspace.net>
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On a visible but distant shore, a new image of man;
The shape of his own future, now in his own hands.-- Johnny Clegg.

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