[Sysadmin] setting up qmail

[Eduardo Kienetz]

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:17 PM, David Kaufman <david at gigawatt.com> wrote:
> So last time, on tempest, we installed qmail from source iirc.  But I've
> been running qmail on debian, using the "unofficial" deb packages from
> here:
>
>  http://smarden.sunsite.dk/pape/Debian/
>
> ever since *woody* ...so I wonder if anyone objects to my adding that repo
> to the apt sources list, and letting the package management system install
> and manage qmail.  I'd also prefer to run djbdns than bind, and would
> volunteer to be responsible for its administration.
>
> What do you guys think?  Strong feelings one way or 'tuther?  Pros?  Cons?
> (Rants?)
>
> If the group prefers the "Life With Qmail" approach, or we need qmail
> patches that are not "packaged", and/or everyone just prefers to stick with
> bind, that's fine too.  I mention bind only because I see someone installed
> dnscache on tempest.
>
> FYI: These qmail packages are only "unofficial" due to the previously
> non-free license on all of Dan Bernstein's software.  Since Dan has since
> released all his software into the public domain (last year), Gerrit has
> packaged djbdns, daemontools and ucspi and these are now officially
> available for lenny and sid (testing and unstable).

I've always used Postfix+Courier-IMAP in clients, but I'm eager to
test Courier MTA+Courier-IMAP.
http://www.courier-mta.org/

I would hardly use Qmail nowadays, but I don't really have anything against it.

-- 
Eduardo Bacchi Kienetz