From: Ben Schumacher <ben@...>
Date: 2002-12-23T04:35:34+09:00
Subject: Re: smtp server

Jason Ashbaugh said:
  (...snip...)
> My recommendation would be to always if possible use Qmail (I know it's
> apain to configure at first, but it is bulletproof in security) for smtp
>  functions wherever possible. A good project might be to write a
> configuration utility in ruby that handles wmail underneath....
>
> Just the thoughts of a security admin.

I would be forced to agree with Jason on this one. qmail does have a solid
security model, and is an excellent SMTP server. It is, also, extremely
flexible, and I would wager than anything you're trying to do you could do
with a stock (read: no patches) qmail installation. If, for some reason,
you need control of the queue interaction (some sort of message
filtering), then check out the qmail-queue patch. This should give you
what you need, and its easy to write a Ruby program to interface with
qmail at this level. (I've done it a couple times.)

If it is an issue of integration (you have a project that needs SMTP-like
abilities), then I would still try to use qmail where possible. The only
problem with this solution in that case is the fact that it can't be
packaged with a commercial product, however, it is great for internal
uses.

Cheers,

bs.