Re: [CentOS] Postfix vs Sendmail

On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Timothy Murphy gayleard@eircom.net wrote:

I asked why postfix was preferable, but didn't any convincing reply. The general response was along the lines that it was the "modern" way.

Sendmail was written back in the days of wooden computers and iron programmers and uses a macro language configuration technique designed to be efficient for the computer. Postfix was what you get if you start over with the idea of making it easier for the humans. But, that part only matters if you need to configure it to do something that no one has ever done before. Otherwise you just re-use an existing setup.