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Sendmail: BAD Postfix: GOOD Any questions? Print E-mail
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Source: Calum.org - Posted by Ryan Berens   
Security Tips SPAM: It's evil, everywhere and constant. Oh Joy!

Thankfully, you can help avoid it reaching your client by using the power of Postfix to run your mail. Sendmail, Qmail and others provide mail, sure, but limiting false positives, avoiding server overloads, and establishing a good defense is just plain better with Postfix. Whether you like gray listing, want to configure black lists, or want a step-by-step on setting up secure mail - this is a great, quick overview.

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good overviewWritten by panar on 2007-09-05 09:47:37
this was pretty useful - good find
SendmailWritten by benny on 2007-09-05 14:53:30
I really think that sendmail is capable of doing a fine job
Written by Schotty on 2007-09-07 00:51:15
I found both equally good, just that sendmail is notably more of a challenge to setup with comparison to postfix. 
 
In short, use what is recommended with your distribution and you will be fine. Neither are better from what I have seen, but the configuration is as different as night and day.

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