Les Mikesell wrote: > Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > >>>> If most users had to set up an SMTP server, we know what would happen: >>>> They'd be set to accept mail from all domains, and relay to all, as >>>> it'd >>>> be too hard to work out how to do it otherwise. >>> This is precisely why a usable configuration should be supplied, so the >>> users don't make such mistakes. Exactly the same is true for samba, >>> ftp, sshd, and most other services. If someone has to set any of these >>> up from scratch they are going to make mistakes the first time and have >>> an insecure system. >>> >> This sounds like a good reason not to ship Sendmail as the default >> mail program. Change to something like Postfix that has a readable >> config file format, and does not require you to use a macro language >> to generate an overly complicated config file. > > Why would that matter in the least if you didn't have to edit the file > but instead had tools equivalent to your network or printer setup? > Oh, I don't know, maybe because it would make creating the tools you want easier? As a bonus, you would end up with a readable config file. (I can read sendmail.cf, but I don't expect that of someone that needs a GUI configuration tool.) >> Plus you don't need >> all the extra files that Sendmail requires to expand the macro's >> into a config file. > > Why would those bother anyone? > I would think it would bother the same people that complain that they have to install extra packages before they can configure Sendmail. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
