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> [Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/lack-of-documentation-is-becoming-a-problem-for-acceptance/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

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## More by Wietse Venema

> [I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/i-was-going-to-visit-ibm-for-six-months-as-a-visiting-scientist-now/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/qmail-out-of-the-box-works-fine-so-people-will-want-to-use-it/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/like-all-software-qmail-can-survive-only-when-it-keeps-up-with/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/the-postfix-security-model-is-based-on-keeping-software-simple-and/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/writing-software-that-s-safe-even-in-the-presence-of-bugs-makes-the/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/one-bug-in-an-smtp-server-can-open-up-the-whole-machine-for-intrusion/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least as difficult to write software that is safe -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/however-writing-software-without-defects-is-not-sufficient-in-my/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that already exists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/most-of-the-effort-in-the-software-business-goes-into-the-maintenance/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security, with four root vulnerabilities per year for two successive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/at-the-time-the-sendmail-program-had-a-very-poor-reputation-with/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [The challenge with Postfix, or with any piece of software, is to update software without introducing problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/the-challenge-with-postfix-or-with-any-piece-of-software-is-to-update/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/lack-of-documentation-is-becoming-a-problem-for-acceptance/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/when-i-write-software-i-know-that-it-will-fail-either-due-to-my-own/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies; Windows requires that someone restarts the service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/postfix-keeps-running-even-if-one-postfix-process-dies-windows/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/this-will-surprise-some-of-your-readers-but-my-primary-interest-is/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

> [Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is implemented by one single process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wietse-venema/windows-favors-multi-threading-which-means-that-a-service-is/)

[Wietse Venema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wietse-venema/)

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