[NTLUG:Discuss] Qmail vs Sendmail

Greg Edwards greg at nas-inet.com
Thu May 8 14:49:48 CDT 2003


Jim Adams wrote:
> Hello,
>             I don’t want to start this war all over again, but for ease
> of configuration and general maintenance which is “better”? Qmail or
> Sendmail.  The number of user accounts will probably never exceed 50,
> it’s a small organization. 
>  
> Thanks
> Jim
>  
> P.S. I am a bit of a novice when it comes to setting up mail servers.
> 


Whenever you put those 2 words in the same e-mail the war starts ;)

Sendmail is a real bear to admin from the command line.  If you use 
webmin it's a piece of cake, almost.

IMHO, if you want simple admin use qmail, if you want features and 
powerful option control use sendmail.

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Greg Edwards
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