[Sheflug] Re: Microsoft Outlook to Redhat 9 Mozilla

[Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lesley

> > I'm on Mozilla 1.7.3 and it only imports other Netscape/Mozilla
> > folders.  Probably why I'm using Kmail.  I prefer Pine with
> > fetchmail and postfix for mail bit that's a bit tough for a first
> > time user.
>
> I've read reports that one of fetchmail/postfix is considered buggy
> and 'full of security holes'  and that exim is better.
>
> Any comments?


Ummm..... lets see..  if you want to talk about bugs and security 
holes then I can easily say that you can rant on forever and still 
only touch the sides of the glass with an introductory discussion.
I can write four pages in a magazine just about spamassassin and 
related software - such as procmail - shows you how much hard work a 
short discussion can generate.

Fetchmail and bugs ?  It works for me :)  That's the most I can say.  
Used with SSL for mail download in the way that I use it there aren't 
any problems.  But, if you want to mention bugs I'll listen to it :)  
Just that I don't have any problems with it for personal use.

I think if you were to mention the world of commerce then another 
argument and or issues comes into play.  Although, most people I've 
met who use Linux in business are happy enough with  the way that 
their mail systems work.  

You get bugs and security holes in all software regardless of whatever 
the operating system is :)  One of the nice things about Linux is the 
complete lack of virus ridden e-mail.  All those trendy virus 
infected attached files have no effect on me at all.  A feature of 
the 20th century and not the 21st :)




-- 
Richard

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