wales@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU (09/17/86)
I would like to hear from anyone who can make an informed recommendation of either Berkeley's Sendmail or CSNET's MMDF-II for a 4.2BSD or 4.3BSD system, based on a careful study and comparison of both systems. We in the UCLA Computer Science Department are considering bringing up a dedicated "mail server" machine to help handle our rapidly expanding user community. Our users are spread out over many different machines, most of which run either LOCUS (a distributed network system based on 4.1BSD, with 4.2BSD network code), 4.2BSD, or 4.3BSD. Most of the sys- tems are connected via Ethernets and gateways, but some are (and, for various economic reasons, may continue to be for some time) hooked up via UUCP links. We also have two ARPANET connections. I have heard both good and bad about both Sendmail and MMDF-II. I am quite aware that each system has both those who swear *by* it and those who swear *at* it. I have heard more than enough of said propaganda and really don't want to be inundated with any more. What I would really like to do is hear comments from people who have studied *both* Sendmail and MMDF-II; feel they understand the strong and weak points of both systems; and can back up their preference of which- ever system with facts and sound reasoning. Please, if at all possible, mail your comments directly to me, via one of the addresses below. -- Rich Wales // UCLA Computer Science Department // +1 213-825-5683 3531 Boelter Hall // Los Angeles, California 90024 // USA wales@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU ...!(ucbvax,sdcrdcf,ihnp4)!ucla-cs!wales "Sir, there is a multilegged creature crawling on your shoulder."