23 Nov
2009
23 Nov
'09
6:34 p.m.
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:55 AM, John R Pierce pierce@hogranch.com wrote:
Susan Day wrote:
Hi; I don't want sendmail. What's a good secure email server that I can yum? I really only need smtp right now, but who knows what the future will bring?
SMTP only provides for relaying mail. a mail server typically needs a MTA (message transfer agent, smtp such as sendmail, postfix), a MDA (message delivery agent, such as procmail), and a MUA (message user agent, such as POP, IMAP, and various local unix mail readers).
any mail server is only as secure as you configure it. the usual alternative to sendmail is postfix, which many people find simpler to configure than sendmail.
Thanks! Suzie