>> Ho hum. I do not know why you keep insisting that letting mimedefang >> handle say lookups to mysql and perform decisions based on those is >> faster than if sendmail had native support. It is after all, one less >> layer to going through and not run in something that is interpreted. >> > > It's not faster for that operation, but compared to database lookups a couple > more CPU instructions aren't significant and it is more powerful. What you get > is a point where you can do any additional operations if you want, regardless of > whether the MTA author considered it or not. And, in cases where the program > you want to access isn't an already running daemon like mysql, you get a way to > run it that doesn't need a 1:1 relationship to the mailer processes. > > I doubt that making calls via mimedefang is just a 'couple more' cpu instructions over internal calls within postfix. But yes, it would be nice for other non-daemonized stuff. So just chalk sendmail down one notch for lack of multiplexed mysql/postgresql support versus postfix will you? mimedefang cannot completely rectify that for sendmail.