From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 28 18:50:36 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C02B16A421 for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:50:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from greenwood.andy@gmail.com) Received: from agreenftp.no-ip.com (75-137-118-150.dhcp.gnvl.sc.charter.com [75.137.118.150]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EEFF13C4B3 for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:50:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from greenwood.andy@gmail.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agreenftp.no-ip.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC7FA39826; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:40:16 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at agreenftp.no-ip.com Received: from agreenftp.no-ip.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zeus.agreenftp.no-ip.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id DuHQ9diHpL4y; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:40:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.212.3.94] (216.215.144.201.nw.nuvox.net [216.215.144.201]) (Authenticated sender: andy) by agreenftp.no-ip.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 8FCE13980F; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:40:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <46D46C01.3030005@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:40:01 -0400 From: Andy Greenwood User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Patrick M. Hausen" References: <1188321463.2041.3.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> <20070828181412.GA63227@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> In-Reply-To: <20070828181412.GA63227@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Byung-Hee HWANG , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT] Which one is best MTA for me? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:50:36 -0000 Patrick M. Hausen wrote: > Hi! > > >> Recently I am considering to move to another MTA. At one time I was >> wondering what mail server big ISP are running. I can't decide postfix >> or qmail. >> >> Which one is best MTA for me? >> > > Sendmail? It's the best MTA for me ;-) > > Maybe your question could be answered in a more helpful way, > if you stated > > - which MTA you are currently using > - what you don't like about it, so you want to switch > I agree. we can't determine what's best for you unless you tell us what you're lacking. the way you phrased your question, you'll just get a list of what other people like, which may or may not be well suited for your application. > We are an ISP and we run Sendmail. Works great. I don't like > qmail, because for me it's architecture is even more arcane > than Sendmail's. And it doesn't log all information Sendmail > does - which is important for us when tracing "lost" mails. > (remote MTA queue ID, for example) > I work at an ISP and we use sendmail here as well. I use postfix at home. Both work quite well. > I hear lots of good things about postfix, but switch for > the sake of switching? I already have enough work ;-) > > Kind regards, > Patrick M. Hausen > Leiter Netzwerke und Sicherheit >