Which simple SMTP server for Debian

[goopot]

Hi,

I'm just setting up a web server on Debian and want it to be able to send emails using SMTP. I presume that I need to run an SMTP server on my machine (?). If so, which simple one should I pick? I'm gussing the default is sendmail, but I'm no expert and am thinking that will be config pain.

Advice?

Dave.

[retep]

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As far as mail server goes... Opinions are split widely. Sendmail is OK if you get familiar with it. Plus you can follow our HOWTO on the website in getting it setup. Other decent candidates include exim and postfix.

[goopot]

Hi,

I went for an apt-get install of exim and it was all nice an simple.

Dave.

[atlas3650]

I set up qmail on my vps. It's not nice and simple, perhaps, but it's super powerful and very secure. There's a ton of docs out there on it, but the best approach IMHO is to use vpopmail to set things up. With this package you get virtual domain support and there's even a GUI out there you can add.

Will

[UnrulyGrrl99]

I've been using Postfix (http://www.postfix.org) for the last few years. Lightweight, powerful, secure.
Webmin has a module to maintain it. The config file is WAY easier to understand than the one for Sendmail.
It's considered a 'drop in' replacement for sendmail. One of my favorite features is its ability to reject (or drop) mail based on regular expressions.
I have mine setup to run through SpamAssassin first, then use the regex to match on certain spam levels....they get the boot before users ever
would have to see/deal with them. It can also do virus scanning before messages are delivered to users (including quarantine suspect messages)

Rimu installed mine initially; I asked for it to be used instead of Sendmail when I ordered the VPS. You can easily install it with apt-get.