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

Quote by Wietse Venema

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Adding functionality is not just a matter of adding code.

Adding functionality is not just a matter of adding code.

Sure, but competition is good for the user.

Sure, but competition is good for the user.

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...

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...

Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance.

Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance.

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...

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...

Defect-free software does not exist.

Defect-free software does not exist.

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...

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.

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...