[GLLUG] Postfix or Exim?

[Scott Harrison]

Ian, 


Perhaps the following article is somewhat topical from a legal
vantage point?
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/01/1425221&tid=187 


I would also wonder about the business economics in
terms of maintaining an e-mail server at 100%
over the long-run given the vagaries of spam, etc.
But if your organization insists on having its own in-house
solution, maybe it makes sense to get a packaged solution
as opposed to a build-your-own? (http://www.open-mag.com/1823548701.shtml) 


Scott 

Ian Fitzpatrick writes: 

> Hi All, 
> 
> It's slow season at the company I work for, and that means I can  finally 
> migrate them off our godawful Network Solutions hosted  email.  I'm 
> thinking to go with an Exim/Dovecot combo, and just  wondering what 
> people's thoughts are on Postfix vs. Exim.  I've used  both, but only on 
> testing or home systems.  I think I'm ready to pick  up a book and really 
> familiarize myself with one of these MTAs. 
> 
> My requirements are pretty basic: 
> 
> 1.  Stable and secure
> 2.  Plays nice with dovecot
> 3.  Ease of administration (initial configuration not withstanding)
> 4.  Active and at least somewhat friendly development & support  community
> 5.  Marketability:  This is a bad reason to pick technology I know,  but I 
> am kind of curious which of these are most widely deployed (and  so which 
> one future employers might look for in an applicant) 
> 
> Performance is not much of a concern, we're a small company and only  have 
> 35 or so employees. 
> 
> It seems like both Postfix and Exim could fulfill all of my  requirements. 
>  I read some comparison articles on the two MTAs, but  it usually seems 
> like it's a wash.  What might tip you in favor of  one versus the other? 
> 
> And while we're at it, if anyone can tell me a reason why I would  should 
> pick Cyrus over Dovecot, I'm all ears. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ian Fitzpatrick
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Scott