Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:02 -0800 From: Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> 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: <4B97EF02.8040905@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <1AE2F4B0675743BAB0C54954FBA787CA@multiplay.co.uk> References: <1AE2F4B0675743BAB0C54954FBA787CA@multiplay.co.uk>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2010/03/10 08:47, 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, but the m4 based configuration would make your life easier. > 2. Is postfix that much easier? Yes, I would highly recommend using postfix if you don't want to spend a lot of time on mail server. As a bonus postfix have better track record in terms of security. > 3. What would people use for: > 3.1. POP / IMAP support? Dovecot or cyrus-imapd. I'd personally recommend dovecot for new deployments, since it supports features like using different storage for different subfolders (i.e. use Mailbox for archive, etc). > 3.2. Web Mail? Connecting from IMAP: squirrelmail, roundcube, etc., I'm not a big fan of web mail though. > 3.2. AV / Spam filtering? amavisd-new + clamav. Note that clamav is somewhat CPU hungry if you have high e-mail volume, consider deploying multiple layer of delivery system (multiple MX serving anti-spam purpose, and deliver to a group of backend system; this could be an overkill for small to medium sized companies, though). Cheers, - -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! Live free or die -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLl+8CAAoJEATO+BI/yjfBX1wIAJgT8QPLi7H2iS2RBJ8J2JDr 62ngaY0q099b8ajCgiIPWm7IMyvlEyIf3FVde9tbQls2UiojDkJR8Frd/rNGBfja mF/6tMSs77skN3vyoZzX1hj98rMbLx7ccPUwzZTFxgOsoRXpFKu+V+t9TDfqiRh5 3gSBlyinqTuoQzpO9PPjRACzY0sZLtTsyy2GoX52HeSjKn4kh2SogTcf1I9Y/+cq Eap91F4J8vKmqHh4Eqm5qAJ+WT2JwkwQpnHAjG6bej4x05kmNE6OLT7O83dip1Ga RzafJRgCPIgkSeh7f/v+rCv653jxSNswo1kJ+6HfDKkUc4l+naoP+ZKL1bo2RKo= =G5Ri -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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