When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause.

Quote by Wietse Venema

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The challenge with Postfix, or with any piece of software, is to update software without...

The challenge with Postfix, or with any piece of software, is to update software without...

One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion.

One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion.

I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should...

I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should...

This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer...

This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer...

Sure, but competition is good for the user.

Sure, but competition is good for the user.

Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies; Windows requires that someone restarts the...

Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies; Windows requires that someone restarts the...

Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements.

Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements.

At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security,...

At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security,...

As of today, the Postfix mail transport agent has almost 50,000 lines of code, comments...

As of today, the Postfix mail transport agent has almost 50,000 lines of code, comments...

For many people my software is something that you install and forget. I like to...

For many people my software is something that you install and forget. I like to...

In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software...

In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software...

I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six...

I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six...

I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used...

I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used...

My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated.

My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated.

Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of...

Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of...

Defect-free software does not exist.

Defect-free software does not exist.

However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least...

However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least...

Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that...

Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that...

Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more...

Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more...

Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless...

Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless...