> Yes. With spam being a problem that's only gotten worse in the last 4
> years, sendmail has only *just* gotten anti-spam capabilities included
> in the distribution. So.... which vendor ships 8.9 standard? Or are
> those old linux CD's that friends pass around still perpetuating the
> mistakes made in the 1980's?
Those "old" Linux CD's certainly have the capability to have Sendmail
rulesets added to the sendmail.cf file! Nothing is stopping or holding
them back, and the only excuse not to add them is either pure laziness or
incompetence on the part of the admin!
The Sendmail develpment team releases a superior product, and they
release it responsibly. Instead of rushing to push 8.9 out the door just
to appease the people too impatient to read some documentation on how to
add anti-spam rulesets, they put it through thorough beta testing.
Remember, Qmail has had its share of vulnerabilities. The only reason
why Sendmail has had so many more is because it's been around for so many
years.
> That's too bad. I like a mailer that I can do everything with by
> reading the sources and the man pages, and not need anything else.
I like a mailer that can do *anything* I want it to, as long as I take
the time to read how it works. With Sendmail, you have an incredible
amount of flexibility to change the way it works to an extreme level.
It's not perfect, but it's the best thing we've got out there as a free
product.
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