Sendmail
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| − | '''Sendmail''': the default [[SMTP]] and local mail delivery service on FreeBSD and most other unixlike systems. It is ubiquitous because it is very literally the original mail program; however in the opinion of many administrators it is an evil festering mess | + | '''Sendmail''': the default [[SMTP]] and local mail delivery service on FreeBSD and most other unixlike systems. It is ubiquitous because it is very literally the original mail program; however in the opinion of many administrators it is an evil festering mess worthy of Microsoft and should be replaced at first opportunity, due to a long history of overcomplexities, security holes, and general cruftiness. |
The freebsdwiki.net maintainers use and recommend [[qmail]] as a Sendmail alternative, and HIGHLY recommend that you install [[qmail]] (or failing that, just about ''anything'' else) in place of Sendmail if you are planning to run an actual production mailserver. | The freebsdwiki.net maintainers use and recommend [[qmail]] as a Sendmail alternative, and HIGHLY recommend that you install [[qmail]] (or failing that, just about ''anything'' else) in place of Sendmail if you are planning to run an actual production mailserver. | ||
[[Category:Ports and Packages]] | [[Category:Ports and Packages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:14, 2 January 2005
Sendmail: the default SMTP and local mail delivery service on FreeBSD and most other unixlike systems. It is ubiquitous because it is very literally the original mail program; however in the opinion of many administrators it is an evil festering mess worthy of Microsoft and should be replaced at first opportunity, due to a long history of overcomplexities, security holes, and general cruftiness.
The freebsdwiki.net maintainers use and recommend qmail as a Sendmail alternative, and HIGHLY recommend that you install qmail (or failing that, just about anything else) in place of Sendmail if you are planning to run an actual production mailserver.
