Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?
On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 03:49:31PM +0100, Shri Shrikumar wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 03:35, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > alternatively, just run postfix. it does everything that qmail does
> > and more, with a lot less hassle.
>
> What about exim ? It is installed as standard by debian.
exim is basically smail done right.
it's adequate for a small site with low mail volumes, but it doesn't
scale very well.
IMO, exim is a poor choice of default MTA by debian. unfortunately,
that choice was made before postfix was a viable alternative. there
have been a few attempts to get the default MTA changed, it gets
discussed for a few days or weeks, most people agree that it would be
a good thing to do, but nothing happens.
personally, i don't care any more about the default. i've got more
important things to do than waste time worrying about it. i just run
"apt-get install postfix" whenever i build a machine.
> I use exim. Is it worth switching ?
IMO, it is....but if you're happy with exim and it does everything you
need, then stick with it.
craig
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