On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:42:58 -0500 Harry <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: > Joe <j...@jretrading.com> writes: > > > 1) If you need a mail server but have no previous experience, have > > heard of sendmail and are unaware of anything else, then yes, I'll > > join in the recommendations that you pick a different one. It is > > notoriously the most difficult to configure. > > The thread has taken a turn away from what OP was about. It wasn't > technical help with sendmail itself, but more cleaning up a mess of my > own making concerning the installing of the sendmail pkgs. >
The point there was that if a different mail server would do the job, you could just sweep the mess under the carpet and forget about it. I think we've all done that once or twice, such as reinstalling an OS when it looks quicker and easier than fixing the problem. As I said then, I basically disapprove of people being advised not to do what they're asking for help with, but on the other hand, a beginner may easily get into trouble using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, not realising there are lightweight purpose-built nutcrackers now available. It wasn't clear at the beginning of the thread how experienced you were, hence all the 'don't even think about sendmail' advice. But even when the use of a proper nutcracker is advised, I think the OP should also be helped to get a firmer grip on his sledgehammer, if possible. Someone who has learned to reliably crack nuts with a sledgehammer will have acquired considerable skill with a much more versatile tool than a nutcracker. -- Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110929112755.62c1c...@jretrading.com
