[COMP] Re: Mail Server


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael V. Franklin" <slavo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "COMP Mailist (E-mail)" <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:38 PM
Subject: [COMP] Mail Server


Hello there!
 
> 
> Could someone please email me their recommendations for a mail server?  I
> would prefer something that is available for both Windows and Linux and
> would provide at least some security from people sending spam.  Thanks in
> advance.
> 

You do not want to use windows as a mailserver.  The windows
architecture from the ground up was not designed to do things
which are truly multi-user.  Windows mailserver = bad idea.

You would be better off spending your time with a RedHat CD:

http://www.linuxiso.org 

For computers running some form of unix, the four big ones are:

sendmail
qmail
postfix
exim

... maybe in that order as far as userbase.

* Sendmail is a pig with a history of security 
  holes.  If postfix for example had always been
  the de-facto standard and someone released 
  sendmail today, then it would probably not 
  find much acceptance.  Also, configuration can
  be an absolute nightmare unless you read the 
  1000-page "bat-book" from O'Reilly:

  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sendmail/

  ... note that it is no longer in print ... ?
 
* qmail is non-free software so you might be wasting 
  your time learning it if DJB decides you can't 
  use his software anymore

* postfix is pretty darn good from what I hear although
  am no expert by any means; only installed and played 
  with it a couple of times just to get the concepts

* exim is BY FAR my recommendation no matter what level
  of experience. The config files are actually readable 
  by humans, it is totally free and has a damn good record 
  of staying secure.  

There's alot more to every story I know, but my obvious 
suggestion is exim:

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/exim/

MHO,

-- 
Mark


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