[Dovecot] Re: dovecot vs cyrus, uw, etc.

[Tom Allison]

Andreas Metzler wrote:
> Tom Allison <tallison at tacocat.net> wrote:
> [...] 
> 
>>With regard to procmail/spamassassin support I have the following 
>>recommendation, and it can be applied to both cyrus and dovecot (I think).
> 
> 
>>You do not mention what SMTP system you are using, I will assume you are 
>>sticking with sendmail and changing qpopper to some IMAP server. 
>>However, I would suggest you consider postfix in place of sendmail.  And 
>>yes, it's very ready for mission critical.
> 
> 
>>There is a package called amavisd-new which allows you to set up an 
>>anti-virus scanner and spamassassin as an extension of postfix.  This 
>>can process email before it's delivered from postfix to where ever 
>>(procmail/lmtp/...)
> 
> [...]
> 
> I am an exim-guy. ;-) But afaik this all is possible with sendmail, too,
> amavisd-new connects to sendmail's milter interface. /This/ is no reason
> to switch MTAs.
>                cu andreas
> 

True, amavis will work with sendmail or postfix equally well.

I find people familiar with sendmail stick with it.
Those who are newer to email find postfix a little easier or more 
secure* or something that makes it more compelling.


* As I understand it, sendmail can be very insecure to someone who isn't 
paying attention to details.