Re: [cobalt-users] RE: Re: How can I speed up Sendmail?

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Tue, 7 May 2002, Larry Smith wrote:

> On Tuesday 07 May 2002 11:59 am, Paulick, Jim wrote:
> > > can't have smtp without a "sendmail"-like program.
> >
> > Jim, that statement is incorrect.  It is possible, quite easy in fact, to
> > send email through SMTP directly without using Sendmail or any MTA for that
> 
> Hmmm, that could be "argued" since any program or technic that you use still 
> must follow the "guidelines" for SMTP connections (helo, mail from, rcpt to, 
> etc) - which by definition would make it a "sendmail-like" program - which I 
> believe (without putting words in his mouth) Jim was saying....

Of course, the resulting program would have to do all the
nice things sendmail does, and as such, would run at about 
the same speed ;P

[With the obvious exception that queue sorting seems to help for certain
solutions other than sendmail...]

gsh