From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 2 20:24:53 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB69C16A4CE for ; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:24:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from internet.potentialtech.com (h-66-167-251-6.phlapafg.covad.net [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B679B43D53 for ; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:24:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working.potentialtech.com (pa-plum-cmts1e-68-68-113-64.pittpa.adelphia.net [68.68.113.64]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by internet.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 068C769A3F; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:24:52 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:24:52 -0500 From: Bill Moran To: Michael Madden Message-Id: <20050102152452.1eaf556a.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20050102202051.GA7603@cmsrtp.com> References: <20050102202051.GA7603@cmsrtp.com> Organization: Potential Technologies X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.0rc (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommended Mail Transfer Agent X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 20:24:54 -0000 Michael Madden wrote: > I'm looking to setup a mail server with FreeBSD 5.3 for a group of around > 100 users, and I was wondering which MTA I should use. I have noticed > sendmail is the default MTA, but I have no sendmail experience. Also I know > historically sendmail has had some serious security issues. You're liable to get a LOT of opinion on this. Personally, the only thing I have against sendmail is that it's configuration makes me dizzy. I use Postfix, and I recommend it to most, as it does a nice job of being secure, yet easy to configure. > Furthermore, can someone recommend a decent POP3 and IMAP server? I've been using Dovecot for quite some time now. It's not even a 1.0 product yet, and I still find it excellent for both POP and IMAP. It includes support for both POP3S and IMAPS, which I find very important in this day and age. Postfix delivering to maildirs + Dovecot for POP3S/IMAPS makes a very reliable and secure setup in my opinion. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com