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Old 11-11-2009, 04:32 AM   #1
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simple mail server application


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i wanna install a mail server applicaiton or mta (mail transport agent)on on CentOS 5.x.

would you recommend me a simples and powerfull one ?
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Old 11-11-2009, 08:05 AM   #2
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That is largely a matter of personal preference. Mine is Postfix. Postfix is quick, and easy compared to Sendmail, but it is still feature rich.

If you want to add spam filtering check out Spam Assassin, if you want to give users the ability to rescue and correct mis-identified mail from the spam filtering check out Maia Mailguard.
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Old 11-11-2009, 08:08 PM   #3
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You can use the yum cmd or the GUI Add/Remove SW , if the GUI is installed.
yum cmds:
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-2531
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