Ah, Mustapha Mahfouz, there you are. I'm glad you are here to stand
up to your original post. I was thinking you weren't. That's why I
thought we should write it off as a prank and go on with our business.
I don't like seeing my exim colleagues put on the defensive and I
particularly didn't want Philip Hazel's feelings hurt when he is so
responsive and generous with us, with software and help.
Yes, now I see the cultural problem. In my culture, when you have
questions, it's better to ask them directly, not in an attacking
fashion. A specific security concern on a recent version of exim will
bring lots of careful attention here.
A better way to ask your question is to say something like:
"I'm looking for a new MTA and security is my top concern. Can anyone
compare exim's security to qmail's for me -- particularly with respect
to the monolithic architecture ...."
You would have gotten all your information and we would have felt you
to be a friend right off.
Thanks for coming back. Good luck with your system.
Marilyn Davis, Ph.D.
eVote(R) - online polling software for email lists
http://www.deliberate.com
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, Mustapha Mahfouz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> >
> > Pardon my twisted mind, but I can't help thinking that the original
> > post was there to pull our chains, or maybe Philip's. Someone
> > jealous, maybe.
> >
> > The return address doesn't work.
>
> Sorry.....as you can see I have got your mail message so the address
> works, besides I had to register at the exim.org site using a valid email
> address. As you maybe aware you must never subscribe using your regular
> email address for fear of spammers. so I registered with mypad.com, but
> there seem to be some problems so I will subscribe at gmx.net and get back
> to the list.
>
> > In April of 1998, when my mailserver was attacked with gusto and with
> > impressive resources and intelligence (because we ran the online
> > version of "La Consulta" -- a Zapatista, i.e., rebel-sponsored vote in
> > Mexico), I went looking for help in several technical email lists, I
> > can't remember which now. But I was *only* told to install exim for
> > security, no one suggested anything else.
>
> This is exactly the reason for my original posting, my primary need is the
> ease of configuring, but security is also vital as I am sure that all of
> you would agree.
>
> But unlike you when I discusses MTA's with my collegues all of them seemed
> to say that for 100% security there is only one MTA and thats Qmail blah
> blah, then they go to explain why modular designs are much better than
> monolithic designs like sendmail and exim, and how exim is much more worse
> than sendmail regarding security etc.qmails authour has a 1000$
> reward and etc etc..until I wonder what is truth and what is untruth.
>
> > Being as busy as anyone, I certainly would not have switched if the
> > advice was anything but overwhelming and unanimous.
>
> I unfortunately am getting laughed at unlike you with harsh comments like
> "exim has low secuirity, what are the major sites that run Exim blah
> balh", but I am quite serious about trying to install exim, I had a look
> at the single config file and it looks good, much more easier to configure
> than sendmail and very well documented too, also the installation appears
> to be very straightforward too.
>
> > So, I think that the original email was from far left field and about
> > something else and here we are running internet nodes. It has nothing
> > to do with our reality.
>
> Sorry, but I get the impression that you do not seem to like my request
> for information. I am sorry that I troubled you, you see my english isn't
> that good (its my second laguage) and I worry that I may have mistakenly
> caused offense to someone, if so I am apologizetic in the name of the
> Holy Prophet (PBUH).
>
> May Allah bless you all,
> Mustapha Mahfouz.
>
>
>
>
