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Date:      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:20:34 +0200
From:      Vitaly Magerya <vmagerya@gmail.com>
To:        Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: To sendmail or to postfix that is the question?
Message-ID:  <4B97E2F2.70704@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1AE2F4B0675743BAB0C54954FBA787CA@multiplay.co.uk>
References:  <1AE2F4B0675743BAB0C54954FBA787CA@multiplay.co.uk>

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Steven Hartland wrote:
> A few key question come to mind:-
> 1. Has sendmail's config moved away from the black art
> it once was?

No.

> 2. Is postfix that much easier?

Yes.

> 3. What would people use for:
> 3.1. POP / IMAP support?

Dovecot. As a bonus, Postfix can use Dovecot's SASL for authentication.

> 3.2. Web Mail?

Don't use it, sorry.

> 3.2. AV / Spam filtering?

I can't recommend a spam filter, but greytrapping via mail/spamd is a
blessing: it catches 100% of spam on my (low-volume) mail server.



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