From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 2 10:05:15 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9A1A16A4CE for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 10:05:15 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FBE043D1F for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 10:05:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pergesu@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 69so1081821wri for ; Sat, 02 Apr 2005 02:05:14 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=AYpSEk8rzpS70xC8B7zd8Qt6Ph2pM2FUbFzVYdLeZDEH0181zuhwy8hDLSLPdoLCcnsUqkuNb7ryKFvnj1R5Mjm6mufFUl7Iu2ZaaesZLeXykkwq2tVj3hhFIhDGFxRQxyiK6dvTX8gpXdD4EUKF4+FWML2/b/UxvLzkPFreGqo= Received: by 10.54.1.35 with SMTP id 35mr1769137wra; Sat, 02 Apr 2005 02:05:14 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.54.42.28 with HTTP; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 02:05:14 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <810a540e05040202051a5c1f92@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 03:05:14 -0700 From: Pat Maddox To: FreeBSD Questions In-Reply-To: <1112436119.18381.2.camel@anubis> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <000001c53763$b1a9ea80$9900000a@ZGISH> <810a540e0504020157786d9696@mail.gmail.com> <1112436119.18381.2.camel@anubis> Subject: Re: Which mail server is the best for me? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Pat Maddox List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 10:05:16 -0000 My main complaint with qmail is that it's not very standard. The core of qmail hasn't been updated in a couple years (I think that's right, correct me if I'm wrong), so in order to update it or add functionality, you have to apply a bunch of patches from a bunch of sources. I like the fact that postfix is all centralized. On Apr 2, 2005 3:01 AM, Orb wrote: > On Sat, 2005-04-02 at 02:57 -0700, Pat Maddox wrote: > > I think it'd be worth it to check out postfix. sendmail is insecure, > > and qmail is just too much of a pain in the ass to get working. > > postfix can take a bit of time, but it runs well once you've got it > > working. > > > > The only thing I've found is that whenever I upgrade ports, it breaks. > > It's actually something things it depends on (authlibmysql, > > authdaemon) that break, because certain config files get overwritten. > > Never figured that out, and it always causes me a headache when I > > upgrade. > > > > On Apr 2, 2005 2:09 AM, Kiffin Gish wrote: > > > I would like to setup a mail server but am a little confused about whether > > > to use sendmail, qmail, postfix or whatever. Basically my web server is a > > > simple one to be used for personal use with maybe no more than a 10-20 mail > > > accounts. > > > > > > What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of each choice, and where can I > > > find more information comparing them? > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Kiffin Rex Gish > > > Gouda, The Netherlands > > > > > > > > Hey, > > All i can say is http://www.qmailrocks.org it has very simple guide for > freebsd and linux distro's. its very easy to follow and there is a very > helpful mailing list if you get stuck... > > So for my vote its Qmail :) > > See ya. > Grant. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >