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Old 11-26-2003, 06:24 AM   #1
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EXIM or QMAIL


We want to set up an mailserver here. Can somebody tell me the biggest ups and downs of both QMAIL and EXIM. And maby some personal experience?


Thnx.
 
Old 11-26-2003, 01:50 PM   #2
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Well I've not used exim but I have good expreiences with qmail. Since it is modular amd different processes run as different users unlike sendmail it is a lot more difficult for someone to be able to gain root access. There are also lots of good patches such as ldap authentication available too.
 
  


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