From: "Daniel P. Zepeda" Date: 2002-12-22T20:45:13+09:00 Subject: Re: smtp server Hi Shannon, On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:07:09 +0900 Shannon Fang wrote: > Hello, > > I plan to implement a SMTP server for my project. I want to use Ruby, at > least for prototyping. But I wonder, can I use Ruby for the REAL thing? > What is the best performance (comparing to sendmail or qmail, for > example) I can expect for a pure ruby based smtp server? Why would you want to do that? If it is writing a toy implementation for the pure learning experience, then I'd say go for it. If you want to use it in production code on a real project, I'd think twice about diving into it. SMTP *seems* simple, but is actually *very* hard to get right. I'd look into integrating an existing server, like sendmail, possibly using its milter interface to get at the internals that you need. Your time would be better spent concentrating on your project's unique properties than opening up the SMTP can of worms. Sorry, I redirected your thoughts instead of answering your questions, but I think it is the right thing to do. > > Thanks a lot > Shannon > > -- "Daniel P. Zepeda" (Remove commas for address)