[KLUG Members] What's the "Best" mail server.

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>I'm setting up a mail/web server and trying to decide on a mail server.
>It seems sendmail works with damn near everything well (or everything
>works well with sendmail) but I'm concerned about security issues. I
>haven't heard anything solid but I've heard grumbles.

The grumbles are simply aftershocks.  "Early" versions of sendmail had
security problems,  current versions are quite secure.  I recommend
sendmail to anyone looking for an SMTP server without hesitation.

>I have heard tons of good things about qmail.

Yep,  so have I.  Tried it once as I had heard the claim "simpler".  To
be blunt it wasn't/isn't,  although you may find you like it better for
some other reason.  Lots of people use it so I am sure it is a good SMTP
server,  as is Postfix.  SMTP servers are naturally complicated beasts,
it is good to just accept that up front.

>My two concerns are making sure that the mail server plays nice (and easy)
>with other software out there (PHP, web mail servers, listserv, etc) and
>that it is secure.

You will have to do nothing to make all the above true for sendmail
(assuming a recent Linux distribution).

>I haven't done this before so any pro's and cons and recommendations
>would be appreciated.

Sendmail -
Fast
Secure
Very well documented
Used by more people than any other SMTP server
Support for "everything"