Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:42:15 +0100 From: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: To sendmail or to postfix that is the question? Message-ID: <4B982E57.2050408@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <1AE2F4B0675743BAB0C54954FBA787CA@multiplay.co.uk> References: <1AE2F4B0675743BAB0C54954FBA787CA@multiplay.co.uk>
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Am 10.03.2010 17:47, schrieb Steven Hartland: > Ok so I'm looking to replace our current windows mail > server using mdaemon with a FreeBSD solution, having > looked around there seems to be differing opinions > of which is the best option to go with between sendmail > and postfix. The best -- well, you'll know that with hindsight if you've tried both. > The problem with looking for info on this is that a > lot of the high listed articles in Google etc are > from way back when, 2000 - 2007 during which time > quite a bit can change. > > So what are peoples current day experience with the > two options? > > A few key question come to mind:- > 1. Has sendmail's config moved away from the black art > it once was? > 2. Is postfix that much easier? > 3. What would people use for: > 3.1. POP / IMAP support? > 3.2. Web Mail? > 3.2. AV / Spam filtering? sendmail's configuration was never a black art unless you needed features beyond what the m4 macro set supported. Instead, it was a matter of reading the README file and the "op.*" manual, writing/adjusting the .mc files, and grinding the .mc file through m4 to process it into the .cf files. Postfix can be easier to configure, and I personally prefer it over sendmail -- and it appears to have had fewer and milder security issues and a more security-aware design - and it's been faster in my setups. Still you need to understand what you're doing, and Postfix has evolved into a feature-rich MTA, so you don't get to know it in an hour of reading. I've deployed a few postfix + Dovecot + amavisd-new setups; these systems don't need webmail. I used to use sqwebmail on a few sites. -- Matthias Andree
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