Re: using Sendmail from an non-privileged user

From: Bill Vermillion (bv_at_wjv.comREMOVE)
Date: 12/31/03 

Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:45:04 GMT

In article <34m5vv49knep6ssg3o0q4nelea1loa6dtt@4ax.com>,
Jerry@Trick <Jerry@Trick.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 16:15:50 -0500, bill drescher <nobody@Spamcop.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Bill Vermillion wrote:
>>> In article <vv2puj7u2t7q51@corp.supernews.com>,
>>> bill drescher <nobody@Spamcop.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Bill Vermillion wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In article <vutcnknjl3qj7a@corp.supernews.com>,
>>>>>bill drescher <nobody@Spamcop.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>I have a system that uses /usr/lib/sendmail -t to send messages
>>>>>>>>>>>>generated by a program running on a user account. Works fine.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>>Some reason why you aren't just using mail or mutt?
>>>
>>>
>>> [lots deleted - wjv]
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Mail systems are divided into three parts, MTA, MSA, MUA
>>>
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Using Mutt should make your life easier.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Tony, Bill
>>>>Thanks and the points are well taken. I will add MUTT to my list of
>>>>things to learn, somewhere near the top I guess.
>>>
>>>
>>> I speak from experience. I resisted mutt and stuck with elm far
>>> too long. So you aren't alone. :-)
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>Maybe we should start a 12 step program: Mutt resisters anonymous ?

>So why does SCO package Sendmail if it is so difficult to use?

Sendmail is not difficult to use. The OP was trying to make it act
like a user program and not a transport program.

And sendmail is what keeps the 'net mail running for the most part.

And the commercial version of sendmail for MS machines is far
cheaper and can handle far more users per machine than the MS IIS
thingy.

Difficult to use should not be a qualifier. If that we true we'd
all be flying in single engine Cessnas and not 400 passenger
airliners. :-)

Bill 

-- 
Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com

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