Sendmail replacements?

Thu Feb 13 10:13:28 PST 2003

> Features:
> It runs as a non-root user.
> It runs as multiple processes.
> It has a human readable config file.
> It runs MUCH faster than sendmail.

Ditto for qmail. 

Qmail also does virtual domains.  With virtual domains, each user does _not_
need an entry in the /etc/passwd file to get POP (or IMAP) service.

There is just one user per domain, and all mail for that domain is
stored in that home directory.  Once a virtual domain is set up, you
can add mailboxes, aliases, etc. via a web interface, if you want.
This same web interface allows users to change their POP passwords,
or to forward their E-mail (Like for when they travel).

There is also an add-on module that lets you scan each incoming/outgoing
message for viruses.  This has really kept the latest E-mail viruses
(KLEZ, mostly) from infecting the whole user base.  There is a Linux
binary command-line scanner from McCafee that I use.

Anyway, I like qmail a lot, and am about to install it at another place
for their mailhub.

See http://www.qmail.org/ for documentation and add-ons.

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