Gradual move to own mail server - strategy for noob

[Dick Hoogendijk]

Roland Smith <rsmith at xs4all.nl> writes:

> On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 10:27:56AM +0100, Barnaby Scott wrote:
>>  What I _think_ I want to do is this: Install Fetchmail to get mail
>>  from my various hosted mailboxes
>
>>  Configure Sendmail, which I accepted as the default mailer
>
> I'd go for postfix. It's much easier to configure.

That's your POV. I've run sendmail, postfix and courier for quite some
time and lately I've returned to sendmail. I just like it.
Working with mc files is a breeze. You don't hack a cf file unless
you're a hacker. But _IF_ you are, hacking is easy too.

>> I've heard it said that it's easier and less painfull to amputate
> your own leg with a pocket knife then to hack sendmail.cf. :)

Depends on your hacking skills..
Writing / adjusting a mc file is easier.

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