On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 11:28:32 +1000, Res <res@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >1. Postfix is easier to configure than Sendmail. Sendmail's m4 files > > are easier than hacking sendmail.cf, but Postfix's config files > > are even easier. > > Only true for those that might not take the time to understand it, just > like anything else, sendmail has far more options so therefor must be far > more complex to understand. But most people don't need that functionallity any more. When sendmail first came on the scene there was more than one network and it was often used as a gateway and needed to be able to rewrite addresses when transferring messages between different networks. (Networks being Bitnet, Arpanet, UUnet and the like rather than physical networks.)
