Re: Moving to Debian server. (Re)Visiting the Postfix or Exim decision. Asking for Debian-ites' opinions.
On Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:00:22 -0700, patk.1034 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We're evaluating our company's future server platform, and are pretty
> much decided on Debian.
>
> I notice that Debian has settled on Exim as the default MTA, unlike many
> (most?) other distros which seem to use Postfix.
>
> As we're also evaluating our mail server tech, I'd like to understand
> the why of that decision -- and if it's still considered current/good
> advice.
>
> Yes, I'm aware that you can use whatever 'fits'.
>
> I asked in #debian, and was pointed at:
> http://feayn.org/~lewis/exim.txt. Cute :-)
>
>>From a tech perspective, having played with both now a fair amount, I
> lean towards Exim's way of doing things.
>
> But there's the project/community question.
>
> Exim project appears to languish a bit -- looking at mailing list and
> #irc volume -- especially since the original dev retired, and one of the
> project's other primary devs from Cambridge seems to be not so active
> anymore.
>
> Otoh, Postfix community seems active and 'verbose' ... including the
> primary dev himself.
>
> Since 'here' is where Debian-ites 'live', I'd like to ask for
> experienced opinioins. Specifically in a Debian-server world, why one
> over the other?
>
> In particular, is Exim still considered a 'safe' enough long-term bet to
> base the next five years on? Is the state of the community a
> concern? Seems that some companies, like AtMail, seem to think Exim's a
> good enough choice to build a business and product on ...
What difference does it make which MTA is the distribution default? Use
whichever best suits your needs.
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