From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 13 12:07:37 2008 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 0C37D1065670 for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:07:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from the.lists@mgm51.com) Received: from oneyou.mcmli.com (oneyou.mcmli.com [216.194.67.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D925B8FC14 for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:07:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from the.lists@mgm51.com) Received: from sentry.24cl.com (c-76-23-156-62.hsd1.ct.comcast.net [76.23.156.62]) by oneyou.mcmli.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 445002842D for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:50:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from LTMMiller (unknown [63.119.50.11]) by sentry.24cl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82C3B3F7044 for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:50:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <200808130750300280.002FF807@sentry.24cl.com> In-Reply-To: <90B9B014E38B4C48A792EFD25F27624E023E9166@ALAFEXCH.performance.pfgc.com> References: <90B9B014E38B4C48A792EFD25F27624E023E9166@ALAFEXCH.performance.pfgc.com> X-Mailer: Courier 3.50.00.00.1081 (http://www.rosecitysoftware.com) (P) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:50:30 -0400 From: "Mike M" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Best SMTP Gateway Program and Reporting Tools 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: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:07:37 -0000 On 8/12/2008 at 3:22 PM Josh Kidd wrote: |I just wanted to pose this question to the list on people's opinions as |to what the best SMTP Gateway program (ie. Sendmail, Postfix, etc) is |and what the best log analysis tool for that SMTP program is. | | | |We are currently using Symantec Mail Security for our outgoing SMTP |Gateway but want to employ an open-source solution instead. My problem |is our main requirement is to have a way to view the logs on a web based |interface that will allow our system administrators when a customer |complains they didn't receive an email to be able to go into the logs |and search by date/time and view the activity for that period to |determine if the mail went through our system or if it was blocked and |if so why. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D If you need to stay with open source, my opinion is that you should choose= an excellent open source MTA (I tend towards Postfix). Your requirement= for searching the logs is incidental to your main concern - reliable email= delivery. You can then solve the problem above with some simple scripting solutions. But keep in mind that your first priority is to install a solid MTA. If= you don't, then no amount of web-based log file searching will make your= life easy.