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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(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.
-See also [MDA] (Mail Delivery Agent),
[MSA] (Mail Submission Agent),
[MUA] (Maul
User Agent),
[MAA] (Mail Access Agent)
+See also:
+*
[MDA] (Mail Delivery Agent)
+*
[MSA] (Mail Submission Agent)
+*
[MUA] (Mail
User Agent)
+*
[MAA] (Mail Access Agent).
-''
It is generally a BadThing to fsck
with a live MTA. If
you want/need to migrate to a
new MTA, it is
a very good idea to
test the new
config on a SacrificialGoat before even TOUCHING
-the
live MTA. Once you have the new
config tested and working, migrate it to the live machine. But not before you have it working. Trust
me, you WONT be sorry. -- TomHibbert''
+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
