Sendmail isn't easy to setup, or administrator. We ran Sendmail for years out in the DMZ, so I speak from much experience. If you must run Sendmail, then I recommend the commercially supported Sendmail Switch, which will run on Windows 2000, and is available from http://www.sendmail.com/products/msmgr_routing.shtml. It comes with a web interface, and for someone who isn't Unix experienced, is at least, doable.
My biggest issue with Sendmail is that is a HUGE security risk - it has a new massive security hole about once every six months. Due to the nature of its design - one size fits all - and that it runs damn near everything as root, I would say it is impossible to every be truly secure. Last week, for example, a new hole was discovered and received world-wide publicity: a buffer overflow, which was accessible simply by sending a specially constructed email with a malformed TO, CC, or BCC line to a non-patched Sendmail server. When exploited, it gave root control of the Sendmail server to the attacker. I recommend qmail, which is not only highly secure - it has NEVER had a security breach - but is also at least 4-5 times as fast as Sendmail, and much, much easier to set up and configure. Jesse Wendel Sr. Technical Systems Analyst Primary Messaging/DNS Administrator www.pse.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Helfer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:15 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: SPAM blockin software recommendations..... > > > > How hard is it to set up Sendmail ? I had a hard enough > time figuring out > Exchange! > > Jim H > > > Wendel, Jesse wrote: > > Out in the dmz we use qmail with a loop to spamassassin, for inbound > > traffic to our internal Exchange organization. > > > > If the email is ranked as spam, the envelope gets rewritten and sent > > inbound to a quarantine mailbox which gets reviewed daily by staff. > > We're grabbing over 10,000 spams per week, with less than one (1) > > false positive per week (yes, that is over 1/10,000 or better than > > .9999 of reliability!) > > > > And with the Bayesian filters - > > http://www.paulgraham.com/antispam.html - enabled by default, > > spamassassin automatically learns what is spam for our enterprise, > > and what isn't. Not to mention that we can and do train the filters > > specifically for both non-spam (ham) and spam. > > > > Our users love us. And we love both qmail and spamassassin. > > Greatest thing since (insert your own metaphor here.) > > > > Jesse Wendel > > Sr. Technical Systems Analyst > > Primary Messaging/DNS Administrator > > www.pse.com > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:21 PM > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: RE: SPAM blockin software recommendations..... > >> > >> > >> There are lists of them at http://www.slipstick.com and > >> http://www.mail-resources.com. > >> > >> Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > >> Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > >> Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Brian Dugas > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 6:36 AM > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: SPAM blockin software recommendations..... > >> > >> > >> Good Morning, > >> > >> I am currently using Trend eManager to block SPAM(in trial version > >> still), it is not appearing to be very effective. What are some > >> other options for blocking SPAM? > >> > >> Thanks in advance. > >> > >> Brian > >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > >> Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > >> To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > >> Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > >> To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
