Re: NMH vs Sendmail

From: Alfonso Romero (ibac_at_prodigy.net.mx)
Date: 05/15/03

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    Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 12:18:47 -0500
    To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org>
    
    

    What about courier? Has anyone used it as a replacement for sendmail?

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Jim Mock" <mij@soupnazi.org>
    To: <massey@rmci.net>
    Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 11:24 PM
    Subject: Re: NMH vs Sendmail

    > On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 04:00 PM, <massey@rmci.net> wrote:
    > > Is anyone using NMH rather than Sendmail?? If so could you post or
    > > send me some + / - about using it.
    >
    > nmh is a mail reader, not an MTA like sendmail. They're two separate
    > animals that server two completely different functions. You'd replace
    > something like "mutt" or "pine" with it, not sendmail.
    >
    > If you're looking to replace sendmail, take a look at postfix and/or
    > qmail instead.
    >
    > - jim
    >
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