[CentOS] Kind of OT: internal imap server

Sun Aug 27 19:34:09 UTC 2006
Feizhou <feizhou at graffiti.net>

> I have a pair of internet relays in a DMZ that forward for firewalled
> local mail servers. MimeDefang runs virus scans on all mail and
> spamassassin on inbound mail, first checking that the user(s) actually
> exist on the destination host with the included
> md_check_against_smtp_server
> function.  I don't think postfix offers that option, but I'd be
> pleasantly surprised if it can.
>   
not the RHEL4 (therefore Centos 4) one. postfix does offer this option now.

> It's real unique advantage is decades-long consistency and improvement.
> With the milter interface you get the ability to add any additional
> processing you want in the language of your choice - and with MimeDefang
> pretty much all of that is already done for you.  If you are interested
> in why it is a good approach, there is a very detailed description
> if you follow the 'slides' link at the top of http://www.mimedefang.com.
>
>   
I'll probably wait for postfix + milter support to become stable and 
take the advantages of postfix over sendmail if I need the features 
provided by mimedefang.