Date: 05 Feb 2000 19:52:59 +0100 From: Simon J Mudd <sjmudd@pobox.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Qmail or Sendmail? Message-ID: <86vh43qy5w.fsf@unicorn.ea4els.ampr.org> In-Reply-To: shino@hakkenden.com's message of "5 Feb 2000 19:16:56 %2B0100" References: <20000205143154.A9651@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> <NCEFJNEGOFKAEADCKNLPOENFEAAA.shino@hakkenden.com>
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shino@hakkenden.com ("Shino") writes:
> I went with sendmail because I wanted to be familiar with this powerful and
> widely used SMTP server. However my eyes too have been turned towards the
> light of qmail and postfix. It has been mentioned that they (qmail and
> postf) have "fewer security issues". Its sendmail 8.9.3 bad?
Sendmail isn't that bad, but the configuration is difficult. Another reason
moving people to other MTAs is performance: sendmail's performance is well
behind either qmail or postfix.
> Is qmail or postfix easier on VirtualDomain admins like myself?
Postfix virtual account support is very flexible. qmail too I think,
although I think the philosophy behind the implementations is quite
different.
> Or am I feeling the "grass is greener on the other side" syndrome?
> I have gotten sendmail configuration down to a system of steps but I
> am hardly guru level.
Sendmail IS more flexible, but you pay a price. Security was a major
issue, but I think is mainly thought as ok now. Both postfix and qmail
were designed with both security and performance in mind and this saves
a lot of headaches later. Their configuration is also much more
straightforward (although quite different). Postfix too is designed to
be an plug-in replacement for all but the complicated sendmail
installations, something which I _think_ is more difficult in qmail.
Try both they're free.
Simon
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