[TriLUG] OT: more than _MTA_

[Lee]

Dan Monjar wrote:
> To make sure we are talking about the same thing... this first company 
> has an Exchange box that just sits there and passes mail to other 
> systems?  It has no message store and there are no clients that connect 
> to it to read mail?
> 
> --On Thursday, June 26, 2003 04:14:01 PM -0700 Turnpike Man 
> <turnpike420 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Funny that you say this... the company I am currently employed with
>> "thought" they would use Exchange for all its glory and "more than MTA"
>> use... turns out, after installation, had I known what I know now, these
>> guys could easily replace Exchange with Sendmail... funny how that
>> happens.
>>
>> On the other hand, the company I am consulting at right now, can't wait
>> to get their hands on Exchange Server for all the other non MTA aspects.
>>
>> just my $0.02!
>>
>> David M.

Dan,
As I understand it (it was just explained to me in irc) sendmail can act 
as the MDA if the destination is a local store (spool). So I fail to see 
what your distinction is, and I'm sure Dave does as well.

-Lee