David Niklas
2015-Sep-29 04:58 UTC
Newbie why is dovecot classified diff then sendmail or courier
Hello, this is probably a dumb question, but I can't for the life of me figure out why sendmail and courier are classified universally as network-mail-mta whereas dovecot is in places like network-mail-general or some such place. I've used several Linux distros and have noted this keenly (they also normally classify photorec, the HD recovery tool as hardware-photography,so this may just be a mistake). I'm concerned that I'm looking into the wrong software for an mail transport/delivery agent. Thanks, David
Peter Chiochetti
2015-Sep-29 07:39 UTC
Newbie why is dovecot classified diff then sendmail or courier
Am 2015-09-29 um 06:58 schrieb David Niklas:> Hello, this is probably a dumb question, but I can't for the life of me > figure out why sendmail and courier are classified universally as > network-mail-mta whereas dovecot is in places like network-mail-general > or some such place. > I'm concerned that I'm looking into the wrong software for an mail > transport/delivery agent.Hello David, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_transfer_agent has the global scheme. There may be better guides for newbies, but it lays out the terms used. Dovecot appears here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_delivery_agent -- peter