Both programmers know what they are talking about, also have very large egos, but postfix is less confusing in configuring. > G'day... > > Basically, my biggest two factors for choice are: > * How easy is it to set up in a DMZ and relay onto a host in the > internal network? > * How secure is it. > > Wow, qmail and postfix really seem to flame each other in regards to > security. Some mutual chips on shoulders it would seem. :) > > Of course, spam filtering (using a variety of methods, including the > statistical analysis talked of end of last year) and integration with > anti-virus software is also important. > > I've ruled out qmail due to its non-Open licensing. > > So I guess the main two contenders left would be postfix and exim... I'm > leaning towards exim, but its only hunch based atm... > > Thanks for all help given so far, and for any further discussion. (You've > all been great so far!) > > Mike > --- > Michael S. E. Kraus > Administration > Capital Holdings Group (NSW) Pty Ltd > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone (02) 9955 8000 fax (02) 9955 8144 > > > > > Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 31/01/2003 02:49 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Postfix vs Qmail > > > <quote who="Stuart Guthrie"> > > > What about Exim? > > > > http://www.exim.org/ > > > > I've heard it's better than both postfix and qmail. > > "Different"... It's just another MTA. Whilst postfix is a drop-in > replacement for sendmail, a lot of sendmail admins will find exim easier > going, as it's a bit more hackable and flexible. You get used to that with > sendmail. Exim documentation rocks way hard, and you can do some really > funky stuff with it. > > If you're more anal-retentive, and like your systems clear-cut, ship-shape > and so on, postfix is probably a better match. There are some things that > are harder to do (wildly dynamic stuff isn't postfix's cup of tea), but > it's > well architected, and easy to understand. > > I personally prefer postfix for most tasks, but there are massive, million > account systems running qmail, postfix, sendmail, exim, zmailer, courier, > etc. > > Choosing the right one for your task is the cunning part. > > - Jeff > > -- > For a list of reasons why technology has failed to improve our lives, > please press 3. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- Kevin Saenz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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