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Old 05-13-2005, 04:11 PM   #1
mikeghet
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Postfix vs Sendmail vs ...


I recently read that sendmail is used as the mail agent on apprx 70% of the Internet mail servers.

Which mail agent do you think is used most in the workforce?
 
Old 05-14-2005, 02:27 AM   #2
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Yeah sendmail is used on a lot of mail servers, but postfix and exim seem to be rapidly gaining popularity due to some serious bugs discovered in sendmail a while ago.
 
Old 05-14-2005, 05:55 AM   #3
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Sendmail has been around for ages. I'm sure the majority of businesses that have been using email started off or still currently use it. Though Postfix like mentioned above is growing in popularity which is based off of sendmail is easier to configure and has started off with a good track record.
 
Old 05-14-2005, 12:27 PM   #4
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I say postfix. I'm a linux n00b and actually got it working without much help. Sendmail on the other hand took me months to get working.
 
  


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