I have used sendmail since 1996 as my mail server without any problems.
I've heard all the arguments for/against it a hundred times over, and they
are usually along the lines of "sendmail will get your box compromised."  I
think to a certain degree this _was_ true - I can't think of any other major
MTA's that have been around and in common use for as long, which is part of
the reason there have been so many exploits.  Sendmail, like any major open
source type project, is quick to react to bugs, esp. major exploits.

Anyways, as I said above - I've used sendmail for years, and have never
(*knock on wood*) been compromised.  I stick with it now because I know how
it works.  It's hard to leave a system you are comfortable with, especially
if there is no compelling reason to do so.

-dallas

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Emerson" <tom@technicaljanitors.com>


> So many negative replies regarding Sendmail.  Anybody care to elaborate
> regarding the current state of Sendmail V. anything/everything else?
>
> Just to be the devil's advocate, why do I need to pursue something other
> than Sendmail for my RedHat 7.3?  On RH, Sendmail is ready to go, (except
> for the neccessity of a couple of tweeks let Sendmail know it's OK to
> accept email from the Internet, and the addition of your favorite
> anti-spam blacklist server or servers).
>
> Looking for Pros, Cons, anti-spam DB connectivity, restricted shell
> capailities & other security issues, out-of-the-box ready to use issues,
> multiple domains, multiple identical user acounts, ease of third
> party software's use of the server, etc...
>
> I've used/implemented many flavors of mail servers over the past few
> years, have to admit that in one form or another I've been stung by most
> of them, whether Sendmail, QMail, Postfix, whatever.  Seems these three
> have matured somewhat, and are fairly easy to roll into production these
> days.
>
>  - t