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Old 07-12-2012, 01:17 AM   #1
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which is mail advantage featured difference between postfix and sendmail


Dear all,

I Past few years i have been using of sendmail as Mta.But i found postfix is alternative mail transfer agent avaliable.Can anyone help what the mail advantage are features of postfix compared to sendmail.Since i have not tried of postfix Mta.
 
Old 07-12-2012, 03:59 AM   #2
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There is a LOT of information out there on this topic and you should read most of it.

The short answer: Postfix is much more secure. Postfix is much easier to configure.

My preference order:
Postfix
Exim
Sendmail
Qmail
 
  


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