Rating: 
Summary: Great book
Review: Don't listen to the nay sayers, this is a good book. It contains all you'll need to know to get qmail installed and running. After reading the first eight chapters I was easily able to get qmail working. This was a big improvement over all the false starts and dead ends from attempting to follow the Internet qmail how-to articles. The author also educates about many of the things that e-mail delivery relies on such as DNS and PPP for dial-up. This book is money well spent if you need to build a qmail server.
Rating: 
Summary: There is simply no competition!
Review: Have you ever installed an operating system? Configured DNS? If not, what makes you look into a book about running an MTA? Unfortunately, the book is light, for it's thickness, on the straightforward technical explanation of what and how of Qmail. There's lots of fluff on not-very-related topics but even those don't get into enough depth to be useful. It would be a better investment to get a printout of some of the popular online qmail documentation and a couple of heavy duty binder clips.But what did I expect from Sams publishing? I suggest waiting for the O'reilly book.
Rating: 
Summary: Good starting point for new mail administrators
Review: I can sum up my review in a few words: after reading this book, I had a working e-mail server. As a system administrator, there is always more to do than just install and go with any software package. This book provides the background information you will need to at least be aware of to set up any e-mail server on the Internet, and then shows you step-by-step how to do implement it with qmail. I disagree with a previous reviewer's comments that this book is a waste of time; that review strikes me as the review of an impatient person. If you are impatient, then all you have to do is skip the parts of this book you already know and go to the ones you don't. I would not venture to say that this is the absolute last word on qmail, but for someone like me who is new to e-mail administration, this book really fit the bill. I now have an appreciation for how qmail does business, and why it is considered more secure than sendmail. If you are new to e-mail administration, I suggest picking up this book if you want an e-mail server implemented with qmail. If you are already a e-mail administration veteran, then this book will seem a little to introductory; go with the online docs. I just like having the reference on my desk in paper form without having to use a ream of paper from the printer!
Rating:
Summary: Good starting point for new mail administrators
Review: I can sum up my review in a few words: after reading this book, I had a working e-mail server. As a system administrator, there is always more to do than just install and go with any software package. This book provides the background information you will need to at least be aware of to set up any e-mail server on the Internet, and then shows you step-by-step how to do implement it with qmail. I disagree with a previous reviewer's comments that this book is a waste of time; that review strikes me as the review of an impatient person. If you are impatient, then all you have to do is skip the parts of this book you already know and go to the ones you don't. I would not venture to say that this is the absolute last word on qmail, but for someone like me who is new to e-mail administration, this book really fit the bill. I now have an appreciation for how qmail does business, and why it is considered more secure than sendmail. If you are new to e-mail administration, I suggest picking up this book if you want an e-mail server implemented with qmail. If you are already a e-mail administration veteran, then this book will seem a little to introductory; go with the online docs. I just like having the reference on my desk in paper form without having to use a ream of paper from the printer!
Rating:
Summary: Great book
Review: I thought this provided only basic instruction with regard to qmail. I wanted a book with specifics enough to do advanced mail forwarding and other options that I know qmail is capable of doing. I didn't find the necessary information in this book and had to dig it out on the net myself. The book was detailed in only a few areas. I give it an average rating.
Rating:
Summary: Good but not great...
Review: I thought this provided only basic instruction with regard to qmail. I wanted a book with specifics enough to do advanced mail forwarding and other options that I know qmail is capable of doing. I didn't find the necessary information in this book and had to dig it out on the net myself. The book was detailed in only a few areas. I give it an average rating.
Rating:
Summary: A good start for learning qmail
Review: If spending your whole career devoted to configuring Sendmail doesn't excite you, try qmail. It is a good email server and is much easier to work with. This book is a good place to start if you decide to go with qmail. It is pretty easy to read and while it probably doesn't tell you everything you'll want to know, it will help you get your email server up and running while you are still young.
Rating: 
Summary: Very Little Value for your Money: Mostly Chaff
Review: It is very seldom that I actually return a book as I've done with this book. The on-line information available provides much, if not all, of what is needed to get qmail up and running--though a book would be welcomed to provide clear, practical answers for someone who wants to get qmail up and running... and that book is not this book. The first 160 pages of this book are waste--history and terminology and other things that someone who is just trying to get qmail up and running will never need to know. Even when you get past the waste, this book seems to avoid the practical needs of someone looking to get qmail up and running. The unessential information imparted in this book should be placed in an appendix. Unfortunately, that would leave just a few pages for useful chapter content. The *only* thing in this book's favor is that it is the only book in the market today on this topic... today. If you've got money to burn and open bookshelf space and time to sift through all of the chaff, then this book might be for you.
Rating:
Summary: Very Little Value for your Money: Mostly Chaff
Review: It is very seldom that I actually return a book as I've done with this book. The on-line information available provides much, if not all, of what is needed to get qmail up and running--though a book would be welcomed to provide clear, practical answers for someone who wants to get qmail up and running... and that book is not this book. The first 160 pages of this book are waste--history and terminology and other things that someone who is just trying to get qmail up and running will never need to know. Even when you get past the waste, this book seems to avoid the practical needs of someone looking to get qmail up and running. The unessential information imparted in this book should be placed in an appendix. Unfortunately, that would leave just a few pages for useful chapter content. The *only* thing in this book's favor is that it is the only book in the market today on this topic... today. If you've got money to burn and open bookshelf space and time to sift through all of the chaff, then this book might be for you.
Rating:
Summary: Basic stuff - details are non-existant
Review: Most of the stuff you really want to know about qmail is not found in this book. A typical installation is not discussed. You'd be much better off at the qmail.org web site.
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