I'm pretty sure you mixed that up. Although SMTP can be used to sent messages it cannot be used to retrieve e-mail (which would account for outgoing I think). It's most common task is to handle incoming e-mail.OpenSMTPD (out), Dovecot (in).
Not quite. They're read-only client protocols. Email is sent and received using SMTP between mail servers (MTA; Message Transfer Agent), SMTP is also used to send mail on a MUA (Mail User Agent). IMAP and POP3 are protocols to read mail on an MUA.IMAP and POP3 are incoming protocols.
Hello,
Which is the best mail server software?
Thanks.
There's a new OpenBSD one, which I think also works with FreeBSD, (not in FreeBSD right now, can't confirm that.)
https://www.opensmtpd.org
Best can mean simplest or most sophisticated. My inclination is to say postfix because it's well documented and quite popular so if the documentation isn't clear to you (and sometimes I know I've found it confusing) there is usually someone around who can help.
Right now I’m running OpenSMTPD with Dovecot on OpenBSD.
In the past I’ve used Sendmail on FreeBSD, Weasel on OS/2, upas (mail) on Plan 9, and contemplated Postfix.
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It's a bundle .....
UNIX is not made by a company. UNIX is an operating system certified as following the UNIX standard by The Open Group. Apple's Mac OSX is certified UNIX. As are those by IBM and Oracle.And is Unix discontinued development, is Version 10 the last version of Unix?
UNIX is not made by a company. UNIX is an operating system certified as following the UNIX standard by The Open Group. Apple's Mac OSX is certified UNIX. As are those by IBM and Oracle.
No I don't. Sometimes I just don't feel like hitting the capslock key.You need to clarify this better.
Absolutely right. Then for me is postfix. Its well tested. There are LOTS of documentation, integration and support around there, specially for Linux. But does not differ for BSD.Maybe it will sound weird, but best mail server is one that you have the best knowledge of it and covers 95-98% of your needs out of the box.