From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 2 09:15:29 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 7938516A4CE for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 09:15:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [216.201.118.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB6A643D2D for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 09:15:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.com [127.0.0.1]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 411B36240; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 03:15:26 -0600 (CST) Received: from makeworld.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (makeworld.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 56561-07; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 03:15:23 -0600 (CST) Received: from [216.201.118.138] (racerx.makeworld.com [216.201.118.138]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 768146245; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 03:15:20 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <424E62B6.5050107@makeworld.com> Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 03:15:34 -0600 From: Chris User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050327) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kiffin Gish References: <000001c53763$b1a9ea80$9900000a@ZGISH> In-Reply-To: <000001c53763$b1a9ea80$9900000a@ZGISH> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV 0.75.1/amavisd-new-2.2.1 (20041222) at makeworld.com - Isn't it ironic cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which mail server is the best for me? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: racerx@makeworld.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 09:15:29 -0000 Kiffin Gish wrote: > I would like to setup a mail server but am a little confused about whether > to use sendmail, qmail, postfix or whatever. Basically my web server is a > simple one to be used for personal use with maybe no more than a 10-20 mail > accounts. > > What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of each choice, and where can I > find more information comparing them? But to answer you - if you want fast, no frills, nothing fancy, Sendmail/qopper - I prefer Postfix, but then you may not wish to spend the time learning all the nifty things you can do with it. Postfix "can" be a chore - as with any mail server. It's all up to you and how much you are willing to invest. -- Best regards, Chris If at first you don't succeed, blame it on your supervisor.