Qmail
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qmail
http://cr.yp.to/mail.html
qmail is a secure, reliable, efficient, simple message transfer agent. It is designed for typical Internet-connected UNIX hosts. As of October 2001, qmail is the second most common SMTP server on the Internet, and has by far the fastest growth of any SMTP server. Secure: Security isn't just a goal, but an absolute requirement. Mail delivery is critical for users; it cannot be turned off, so it must be completely secure. (This is why I started writing qmail: I was sick of the security holes in sendmail and other MTAs.) Reliable: qmail's straight-paper-path philosophy guarantees that a message, once accepted into the system, will never be lost. qmail also optionally supports maildir, a new, super-reliable user mailbox format. Maildirs, unlike mbox files and mh folders, won't be corrupted if the system crashes during delivery. Even better, not only can a user safely read his mail over NFS, but any number of NFS clients can deliver mail to him at the same time.
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PublicDomain | Deborah Nicholson | 2454521.525 February 2008 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| D. J. Bernstein | Developer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| General | Download | http://www.qmail.org/ |
| General | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://cr.yp.to/lists.html#qmail |
| Help | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://cr.yp.to/lists.html#qmailannounce |
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This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 25 February 2008.
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