From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 27 14:25:23 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 55DDC1065670 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:25:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10EAD8FC12 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:25:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1Mrugh-00067t-G0 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:19 +0200 Received: from pool-70-21-11-122.res.east.verizon.net ([70.21.11.122]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:19 +0200 Received: from nightrecon by pool-70-21-11-122.res.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:19 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Followup-To: gmane.os.freebsd.questions Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:25:40 -0400 Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: <721122.91358.qm@web56206.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-70-21-11-122.res.east.verizon.net Sender: news Subject: Re: Whic mail server? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nightrecon@hotmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:25:23 -0000 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. I > am wondering if qmail is thought to be better than sendmail. Is there a > matrix of features and functionalities that would compare the different > mail servers? Any suggestions on spam filters like spam-assassin? > > > Thank you This is, of course, my own personal bias here but I wouldn't touch qmail with a ten foot pole. I know many have used it successfully and been happy with it. It is very easy to begin with a single domain for local delivery to configure sendmail as per the instructions in the Handbook. Postfix is designed to be a drop in replacement for Sendmail, and for a simple Sendmail already configured, Postfix will just take over and work when installed. Additions such as MySQL for virtual domains and users, spamd, etc., can then be plugged in to the basic setup one at a time. There is a pretty fair amount of documentation in the Postfix world for such things. If you are looking to change out Sendmail my vote would be Postfix as it is easier to build on and build up from the setup you're currently using. However, I'd like to point out if you have only one mail server you probably should do this on a second duplicate machine and then once it is proved to work properly swap them. There is a pretty good chance if you only have one mail server you're going to take it down while mucking about. -Mike