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Date:      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:31:59 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org>
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:  <444okoc6s0.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <1AE2F4B0675743BAB0C54954FBA787CA@multiplay.co.uk> (Steven Hartland's message of "Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:57 -0000")
References:  <1AE2F4B0675743BAB0C54954FBA787CA@multiplay.co.uk>

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"Steven Hartland" <killing@multiplay.co.uk> writes:

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

Somewhat.  The configurations are done with m4 these days, but there's
a lot of black magic possible with the many potential combinations of
features and options.

> 2. Is postfix that much easier?

Yes.  However, the black magic in sendmail is very powerful.

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

Separate problem.  I use dovecot and I like it, but it's just a
household server.

> 3.2. Web Mail?

I don't do that, because I don't want to go to the effort of making sure
it is and stays secure, but from what I hear I'd probably try
squirrelmail first if I were doing it.

> 3.2. AV / Spam filtering?

I use spamassassin.  You can plug most other analyzers into it.



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