On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 03:42:31PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > I've always used exim since using debian, primarily because it is the > default. Why would you recommend postfix? I've looked at it > occasionally and I've done a few Ubuntu installs including on my > workstation. However, I've felt reluctant to use it on servers on the > basis of 'the devil you know'. > I guess I would recommend Postfix because it is what I know :-) I have found that for some of the things I wanted to do, the documentation for Postfix was better. > When I first started using exim it was pretty bewildering and I bought > the book in the belief that it is useful to know the default Debian MTA. > Is there any likelihood that Postfix becomes the default? > I don't think that it will change. Like many other things, the default MTA is a matter of opinion and lots of people like Exim. Personally, I'd like to see the default change, but I don't think it makes that much of a difference in the long run as you can always change it. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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