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[Acronym] for __M__ail __T__ransport __A__gent
A program to send mail from one machine to another, usually using [SMTP], but occasionaly something weird and obscure like [UUCP].
-sendmail(8)
, [Postfix] and [Exim] are [MTA]'s. Another one that is very popular with [ISP]s is [DanBernstein]'s [qmail], written with security in mind, for which there has been no exploit since at least March 1997.
+SendMail
, [Postfix] and [Exim] are [MTA]'s. Another one that is very popular with [ISP]s is [DanBernstein]'s [qmail], written with security in mind, for which there has been no exploit since at least March 1997.
See also:
* [MDA] (Mail Delivery Agent)
* [MSA] (Mail Submission Agent)
* [MUA] (Mail User Agent)
* [MAA] (Mail Access Agent).
-It is generally a BadThing to mess with a live [MTA]. To make extensive changes or even migrate, you should deploy the new configuration in a test environment first. Only once you fully trust your new setup should you even dream about replacing the existing one.
+It is generally a BadThing to mess with a live [MTA]. To make extensive changes or even migrate, you should deploy the new configuration in a test environment first. Only once you fully trust your new setup should you even dream about replacing the existing one:
+ [[10:33am] <Cuchulain> btw, exim re-reads its config file on every delivery attempt
+ [[10:33am] <Cuchulain> so editing a live config file is bad
+ [[10:34am] <Remosi> now he tells me :P
+
See also:
* EximNotes
* SendmailNotes
