* Alexander Dalloz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [1133 18:33]: > Am Fr, den 19.11.2004 schrieb Dick Davies um 12:53: > > > Procmail and sendmail suffer the same disadvantage of being absolute > > pigs to configure, best to avoid them for that reason alone IMO. > > Speaking about Sendmail: this is a myth and prejudice. I don't say > Sendmail configuration is trivial. But in general setting up, running > and administering a mail server (MTA + POP3/IMAP) is a very complex > topic and requires a fair amount of background knowledge.
Of course, but the skills required to maintain a mail system are unrelated to deciphering .procmailrc. Cryptic configuration files don't improve your skills as a sysadmin, they just require you to sprinkle comments over them, or lead to a 'cut and paste' mindset which (again in *my* opinion) lead to less understanding of your mail system. I'd prefer not to waste mental energy wrestling with m4 or sendmail.cf, especially when sendmail has no features that half a dozen other MTAs can provide with a fraction of the effort. But we're off topic now I guess... -- One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs -- but it is amazing how many eggs one can break without making a decent omelette. - Charles P. Issawi Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
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