[OmniOS-discuss] Bloody // mailwrapper & mta mediator

[Paul B. Henson]

> From: Bob Friesenhahn
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 2:26 PM
> 
> Sendmail is very reliable, is very efficient, and (to my knowledge)
> has not had a serious security issue since the early '90s.  It is also
> not very large and definitely does not qualify as "kitchen sink".

Now, now, the "kitchen sink" comment was in the overall context of people
not valuing minimal systems in general nowadays, not specifically targeted
at sendmail :).

> OmniOS + sendmail is a good solution for those moving from Solaris
> 10 + sendmail.
> 
> If someone is starting from scratch, sendmail is likely not the best
> MTA to start with.

I suppose if you're looking to drop something in as identical to what you
have as possible it would be a good fit. But for someone new to omnios or
switching to an illumos based distribution from some other operating system,
it's not really the best default IMHO.