[TriLUG] status of email

[Andrew C. Oliver]

> I'd vote for sendmail; I've too been scarred [sic] to learn another 
> mailer ;-)

> <twocents whose="mine" tone="seriously">
> I'd not want to use qmail.  I just spent 30 minutes reading over 
>   his mailing list, and I'd not want to turn there for support :-(
>   IMO, the efficiency of a support network is /more/ important
>   than the efficiency of the software in use.
> 
>   I've used postfix a bit, but it lacks some "features" that sendmail
>   has because of its more secure architecture.  If you can live >
without
>   those features, and the spotty documentation of postfix, it /is/ a
>   very capable mailer.
> 
>   Exim is pretty nice, AFAIK, but is not great at handling high loads.
> </twocents>

> | Like I said...the power of "those that DO" versus philosophize. 
We're
> | close to having the pieces to put together.  I guess once that's
done
> | all we'll need is me (if I can help otherwise I'll be happy to just
> | collect/deliver the parts)/you/a person with sufficient karma to
meet at
> | Inflo. (enflo? sp?) next weekend and make this puppy hum.  As long
as it
> | is stable and reasonably fast its good.

> I can give a day next weekend to the cause.

awesome.  Money and time of course gets the most say. ;-)

> | If someone has a webmail solution they can install on it as well,
that
> | would be truly awesome.
> | | Jon, are they (inflo) open on the weekend or do we need to make
> | arrangements to show up during the week?  
> | | Anyone have an opinion on the minimum processor and speed we
need?  

> not very much.  most of the performance needed will be in the disks.
> Perhaps we should pool cash and buy one of these (IBM's smokinest ide 
> drive)
>   http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/doc/a13190.html
> for about $100 (40G), or $120 for the (60G) drive.  I'll kick in
> $50.  Used hard drives are /scary/.  Anyone willing to head up >
collection
> and ordering (suggest one of steering@)?  I'll drop my $50 tomorrow.

I'd planned to do that (head up collection/ordering).  If someone else
would rather then cool, then I'll devote more time to ordering
MyDreamSystem (tm) and migrating POI over to Jakarta and Cocoon.

Anyhow thanks Brent!

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