To sendmail or to postfix that is the question?

[Xin LI]

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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,
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Xin LI <delphij at delphij.net>	http://www.delphij.net/
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