glynn>
glynn> Peter C. Norton wrote:
glynn>
glynn> > > As discussion is going on currently on 'linux-net' the 'sendmail' is easy
glynn> > > to configure.Infact in Slackware and RedHat Linux distributions do not
glynn> > > require any extra seutup for sendmail as it is configured automatically
glynn> > > when you configure your internet. You can always tune 'sendmail.cf' file
glynn> > > and take help of 'man sendmail' or ISP-Hookup-HOWTO etc
glynn> >
glynn> > As configured on most older OS', sendmail is an open relay - an opportunity
glynn> > for a spammer to use your computer to do their dirty work.
glynn>
glynn> Yes, but that's irrelevant to the question of how sendmail itself
glynn> compares to other MTAs.
glynn>
glynn> --
Like lots of other things in Linux, sendmail too may have security holes,
which if properly finetuned, can be removed.
Of course it needs some expertise, not like in NT where any Tom, Dick or
Harry can run the software out-of-the-box with optimum functions.
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