Solved: Sendmail question. Problem with yahoo.

[Ben Scott]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Steven W. Orr <steveo at syslang.net> wrote:
>> Anyone want to give a presentation on switching from Sendmail to
>> Postfix?
>
>  Why would you ever want to do that?

  Primarily: Cleaner, easier configuration.  I find it costs me more
to learn a new feature in Sendmail than it appears it would cost me to
learn the corresponding feature in Postfix.

  I've been using Sendmail since I started with *nix, so the
incremental cost of learning one new feature when I need it has been
lower than the cost of learning all of Postfix.  But every time I do
so, I think of all the cost I've been accumulating over the years.  A
common situation, really.  The field of IT systems administration is
largely about turning "Better the devil you know" into a way of life.

> Sendmail has more flexibility.

  More than I need.  The higher flexibility comes with a corresponding
cost.  So I'm paying for something I don't need.  Like commuting into
work by driving an 18-wheeler.

-- Ben