Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their system software.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is implemented by one single process.

Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is implemented by one single process.

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,...

Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance.

Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance.

Defect-free software does not exist.

Defect-free software does not exist.

Sure, but competition is good for the user.

Sure, but competition is good for the user.

Adding functionality is not just a matter of adding code.

Adding functionality is not just a matter of adding code.

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...

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...

When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own...

When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own...

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...

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.

The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid.

The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid.

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...

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 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...