[Sysadmin] Come on then... decision time

[Dean Mah]

I'd vote for postfix since most people have experience with it.  The
relay machines used postfix so I would assume that postfix would
handle the load.

That said, I don't have any strong preference.

Dean


On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 03:18:08PM +0100, John Handelaar wrote:
> 
> 1.  Qmail+vpopmail+mysql
>     Pro:  simple to migrate our stuff
>     Pro:  bitchin' fast, no need for relays (proved)
>     Pro:  has never *ever* had a security hole
>     Con:  several of us find it annoying to admin
> 
> 2.  Postfix
>     Pro:  Debian packages
>     Pro:  Familiar to many of us
>     Con:  Untried (by us) at our volume
> 
> 3.  Sendmail
>     Con:  Sucks arse in every way imaginable
> 
> 4.  Exim
>     Pro:  Debian default
>     Con:  Only neuro out of us uses it (afaik)
> 
> 
> Other considerations:
> 
> If we bring Eric Meyer with us we not only need to warn him about
> it but we also need virtual domain support.  I have NFI how well
> that works with the alternatives (save 1, obviously, cos I put the
> current system in) though I uderstand vpopmail works with postfix.
> 
> 
> Vote early, vote often.  I'd like to get this done this weekend.
> 
> jh