[lug] mail server preference

[D. Stimits]

Calvin Dodge wrote:

> On 12/6/06, dio2002 at indra.com <dio2002 at indra.com> wrote:
>
>> in relation to the recent thread about spam, i'm wondering what folks 
>> are
>> using as their preferred mail server these days.
>
>
> Postfix.


If the system has installed sendmail initially, what breaks when 
removing sendmail, followed by installing postfix as a substitute? Since 
this simply provides a named service on a port, is it possible to switch 
over to postfix from sendmail and just have it work once postfix is 
configured?

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net