[8701] in bugtraq
Wietse's Postfix (was VMailer) software release
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wietse Venema)
Sun Dec 13 18:38:45 1998
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 15:59:36 -0500
Reply-To: Bugtraq List <BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG>
From: Wietse Venema <wietse@PORCUPINE.ORG>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
The Postfix mail system is to be released as open source code via
the IBM AlphaWorks web site on December 14th, 1998. The URL is:
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/ (N.B. this site uses javascript)
Postfix is my attempt to provide an alternative to the Sendmail
program, which probably delivers billions of email messages daily.
Postfix attempts to be fast, easy to configure, reliable and secure.
The source code is released at no cost and with no strings attached.
You are encouraged to install/use/enhance/sell Postfix anywhere.
After the initial release by IBM, the Postfix software is expected
to evolve under control by its users. Future releases are expected
to happen from outside IBM. As the original author I will coach
the Postfix evolution for a while.
Additional information is available via a collection of web sites
dedicated to the Postfix software:
http://www.postfix.org/
Among others, these sites carry software that was contributed by
the Postfix alpha testers, a small list with Postfix errata, and
information about Postfix mailing lists.
Happy Postfixing!
Wietse
