Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of such a safety net. I wrote it when my systems were under attack by someone who appeared to walk through walls.
Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies; Windows requires that someone restarts the service. - Wietse Venema
Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies; Windows requires that someone restarts the service.
- Wietse Venema
When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause. - Wietse Venema
When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause.
I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should have a choice in what software they want to use with Postfix… - Wietse Venema
I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should have a choice in what software they want to use with Postfix…
Defect-free software does not exist. - Wietse Venema
Defect-free software does not exist.
One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion. - Wietse Venema
One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion.
Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements. - Wietse Venema
Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements.
Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their … - Wietse Venema
Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their …
My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated. - Wietse Venema
My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated.
The challenge with Postfix, or with any piece of software, is to update software without introducing problems. - Wietse Venema
The challenge with Postfix, or with any piece of software, is to update software without introducing problems.
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