Hugo 1/16/2024

Nine months of Xendmail

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The article details the author's experience with xendmail, a tool created to provide a sendmail-compatible interface for sending emails. It covers the project's goals, such as centralized credential management and non-root configuration, and analyzes its failures, including lack of offline/outbox support and poor integration with automated email tools. The author considers alternatives like opensmtpd.

Nine months of Xendmail

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