best options for a *WORKING* MTA

[Aryeh Friedman]

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Jerry <jerry at seibercom.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 1 Jun 2015 13:51:17 -0400, Alejandro Imass stated:
>
> > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Aryeh Friedman
> > <aryeh.friedman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have tried every which way I can find in the handbook and/or on the
> net
> > > to get a working mail server and the best I can do get the default
> > > sendmail
> >
> > I hate sendmail but I love FreeBSD and I simply not use it and use
> Postfix.
> >
> > > to answer on localhost only (postfix seems to be completely broken).
> >
> > Not sure what you mean. I use Postfix in FBSD for years now.
> >
> > > Where can I find a good *SIMPLE* set of instructions on how to set up a
> > > working mail server to accept mail for my domain?
> > >
> >
> > First describe what problems you are having exactly. General questions
> > will only get you general answers.
> >
> > Basically you can simply disable Sendmail and enable Postfix and it
> > works perfectly.
> >
> > There is a general recipe for it but YMMV so be more specific and
> > perhaps we can be more useful.
>
>
> Add to /etc/rc.conf
>
> ## Disable SENDMAIL
> sendmail_enable="NO"
> sendmail_submit_enable="NO"
> sendmail_outbound_enable="NO"
> sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO"
>
> ## Start POSTFIX
> postfix_enable="YES"
>
> Now, either manually shut down SendMail or reboot. If you don't reboot, you
> will have to manually start Posfix. Personally, I would recommend that you
> reboot. I will leave learning how to configure Postfix as an exercise for
> the
> poster. Joining the Postfix Forum would probably be a wise move.
>
>
That's the exact procedure I tried several times before posting the request
for help

-- 
Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org