I recently switched from Postfix to James. I'm running on Mac OS X and here are a few things to consider:
* IMAP support: Postfix can use IMAPd. James does not have full IMAP support, IIRC. Although the chart on the James home page at the bottom doesn't appear to have been updated in a while. I don't need IMAP. So, I haven't dug very hard. * Configuration: I find James to be much easier to configure in general. I purchased O'Reilly's book on Postfix and I still couldn't figure out several seemingly simple configuration issues. (It's been nearly a year since I addressed those issues in Postfix and I'm afraid I'm lacking specific examples right now.) * Security: Someone else on the list should address this as I'm not using any form of encrypted e-mail right now. * Spam Controls: I believe Postfix and James are similar in this regard. Again, someone more knowlegable might want to add to this discussion. James prevents relaying and such. I would love a mailet for Spam Assassin. Unfortunately, I don't have time right now to explore doing it myself. * Extensibility: James is extensible through mailets (and matchers) although I've been at a loss to find additional mailets out there. My hope was that a third-party had written a sophisticated mailing list/listserv mailet to replace the one currently in James, but so far I've come up empty handed. Is there a respository for additional mailets? * Speed: I'm not sure how Postfix (using sendmail or other smtp servers) compares with Jame's SMTP server. I'm not that concerned, because our e-mail needs are minimal. However, if you are sending out broadcast e-mails (of course fully opted in) then you might be concerned about speed of delivery. * Administration: You can telnet into James to configure mailboxes, which I believe is the preferred if not only method for doing so. (Again, someone more knowledgable can step to the plate here.) Postfix you have to edit text files. Of course, I would love a spiffy web interface for setting up accounts and the such. I'm also not sure if one is already in the works. Of course, most people on this list are probably James advocates. You should ask a Postfix listserv as well. Are there any special needs that you have for an MTA? Derek --- bond james <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > I'm thinking of switching from Postfix to James. I wish to > know how James is better than Postfix as an MTA? is there any > comparison available between these two MTAs ? any James user > has similar experience switching from Postfix to James? > > appreciate your reply. > > thanks, > sutha > ===== --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
