From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 29 01:03:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0728106566B for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeffrey@goldmark.org) Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com (out1.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FED48FC08 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by gateway1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58A1178C02; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:03:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:03:04 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=messagingengine.com; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; s=smtpout; bh=yomE1+INYGLObR5s7OmG/kl+52I=; b=PWlszPDMf6AFUP8JD+oCgACVjnk5e9RQix6Vj8hSeHfO6mKfWBhzbCPTdI904xlCcEkQoeJZoz/9d5sn4FT1Bc1ImvFYIKvSkKzG9Cde0aGKbQq+eFvCnoIDtVMyhE0NZ/z3gnpQpEX/wsYKSV0jnti1PftdUsbxP4+yPQLfep0= X-Sasl-enc: hv+1930s7uW6XPyc65oRLg1zknEFZnR1U0pBc1CnHmK8 1254186184 Received: from olympe.ewd.goldmark.org (n114.ewd.goldmark.org [72.64.118.114]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E573DB722; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:03:03 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1076) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes From: Jeffrey Goldberg In-Reply-To: <721122.91358.qm@web56206.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:03:02 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <9F9BA1C3-5723-4329-BC2E-9244F80AE2AB@goldmark.org> References: <721122.91358.qm@web56206.mail.re3.yahoo.com> To: Aflatoon Aflatooni X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1076) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Whic mail server? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:06 -0000 On Sep 27, 2009, at 8:01 AM, Aflatoon Aflatooni wrote: > Hi, > I am running a server that is acting as the mail server for only > internal users (about 50 users). Currently we are running Sendmail, > but reading on other discussions I noticed that qmail and other > programs are suggested. If you have no compelling reason to switch from sendmail, stick with that. > I am wondering if qmail is thought to be better than sendmail. My personal favorites in order are exim postfix sendmail carrier pigeons messages in bottles qmail smoke signals ... MS Exchange ... whatever system dogs use when they smell each others' excrement. ... Lotus Notes You can't go wrong with the first three: exim, postfix, and sendmail. There are reasons why I have the preferences that I do, but they don't apply to you or your needs. So unless you are having problems with sendmail, just stay with that. > Any suggestions on spam filters like spam-assassin? There are many ways to integrate spam-assassin and sendmail, and they will all be in the ports system. Look at mail/spamass-milter Another approach (not using milters) is a spamassassin+procmail solution. I prefer the milter as it allows you to reject mail early in the process. Cheers, -j -- Jeffrey Goldberg http://www.goldmark.org/jeff/