* Rick Macdonald (rickmacd@shaw.ca) [020502 15:31]: > > smail keeps dropping off my woody system and I have to continually restart > it. > > Rather than deal with the problem I thought I'd just replace it. A newer > woody system seems to have exim. The system with smail has been running > Debian _before_ the first offical release (buzz I think). > > Should I switch to exim, or sendmail? > > If it matters, I run fetchmail/procmail to get mail from various places. The > mail goes into maildirs which I read with squirrelmail and apache with > courier-imap. I think smail started having problems when I added > procmail/imap to my system. > > I've never tried to replace a package that has many packages that require > it. What do I tell apt to get it to remove smail and install its > replacement? apt-get install exim That should take care of everything. In fairness, I haven't used sendmail in quite some time, so I may not have the most balanced perspective on the issue of which MTA to use. Exim is a breeze to set up, can do any "powerful" thing I've ever wanted it to, and is well- documented and -supported. good times, Vineet -- Currently seeking opportunities in the SF Bay Area Please see http://www.doorstop.net/resume.shtml
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