Hello,
>
> qmail is probably the most secure, followed closely by postfix. Sendmail
> is still very popular, though, because it offers more features than any
> other MTA. Like anything else, though, there's a tradeoff between features
> and security.
>
I think that Qmail maybe secure but its a stagnant application. It has to
be patched to get various things to work, I don't know about Postfix its
used by a number of persons, when I looked at it last when choosing
there wasn't any LDAP features builtin. Sendmail was one of the first
smtp server programs, it has alot of features but the ease of
configuration is something that goes out of the window and the problems
mentioned previously are an issue to me, I find Exim a decent easy to
configure, small, fast and feature-ful application. Its is the default
on Debian although I feel that RedHat ought to include it in their
distro, I am quite for it.
Courier is another upcoming suite. I much rather prefer the Imap part of
the suite but its nonetheless as a whole a good replacement for Exchange.
> If you need the features of sendmail or postfix, use it and do your due
> diligence in keeping it patched and locked down. If you don't need all the
> bells and whistles, or are looking for pure speed, go with qmail.
>
Exim is as a fast as qmail with all the features of sendmail and
postfix, maybe more. The U of Lethbridge has benefitted from this in
their mail system conversion.
> There really is no "best" MTA; there are just different choices to fit
> different environments. Your mileage will vary.
>
Are we sure of this :) :) ?
Cheers,
Aly.
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