Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 16:48:32 +0100 From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which mail server is the best: qmail, postfix or exim? Message-ID: <19991114164832.A2607@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <19991114142114.44048.qmail@hotmail.com> References: <19991114142114.44048.qmail@hotmail.com>
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According to Herbert Chang: > I want to install a mail server on FreeBSD. There are many ports of mail > server on http://www.freebsd.org/ports/mail.html. I wonder which is the > best: qmail, postfix, exim or other? This is really a matter of religion but: - qmail and Postfix are the two above becuase of their architecture: then don't use a single big setuid root binary but a collection of smaller non priviledged programs. - Postfix is easier to configure IMO and much nicer to your machine/network. They're probably on par for speed but I like Postfix much more. - Posfix has the best anti-spam features to date. - Postfix architecture is more integrated and even more security-minded than qmail. No env. variables, no dozens of processes using pipes and a single configuration file (not counting tables of course). - Sendmail compatibility (aliases, .forwards) was a goal for Postfix and never for qmail. -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 4.0-CURRENT #75: Tue Nov 2 21:03:12 CET 1999 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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