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     1.4 +MTA comparision
     1.5 +===============
     1.6 +
     1.7 +Candidates:
     1.8 +- sendmail
     1.9 +- postfix
    1.10 +- qmail
    1.11 +- exim
    1.12 +- masqmail
    1.13 +
    1.14 +- (exchange, ...)
    1.15 +
    1.16 +
    1.17 +Author
    1.18 +------
    1.19 +sendmail: Eric Allman and others, now Sendmail Inc.
    1.20 +postfix: Wietse Venema and many others
    1.21 +qmail: Daniel J. Bernstein
    1.22 +exim: Philip Hazel
    1.23 +masqmail: Oliver Kurth
    1.24 +exchange: Microsoft Corporation
    1.25 +
    1.26 +
    1.27 +License
    1.28 +-------
    1.29 +sendmail: Sendmail License
    1.30 +postfix: IBM Public License
    1.31 +qmail: public domain
    1.32 +exim: GPL
    1.33 +masqmail: GPL 
    1.34 +exchange: MS-EULA
    1.35 +
    1.36 +
    1.37 +First release
    1.38 +-------------
    1.39 +sendmail: 1983
    1.40 +postfix: 1999
    1.41 +qmail: 1995
    1.42 +exim: 1995
    1.43 +masqmail: 1999
    1.44 +exchange: 1993
    1.45 +
    1.46 +
    1.47 +Lines of code (with sloccount on debian packages)
    1.48 +-------------------------------------------------
    1.49 +sendmail: 93k
    1.50 +postfix: 92k
    1.51 +qmail: 18k
    1.52 +exim: 54k
    1.53 +masqmail: 14k
    1.54 +exchange: (no source available)
    1.55 +
    1.56 +
    1.57 +Architecture
    1.58 +------------
    1.59 +sendmail: monolitic
    1.60 +postfix: modular
    1.61 +qmail: modular
    1.62 +exim: monolitic
    1.63 +masqmail: monolitic
    1.64 +exchange: (unknown)
    1.65 +
    1.66 +
    1.67 +Design goals
    1.68 +------------
    1.69 +sendmail: flexibility
    1.70 +postfix: performance and security
    1.71 +qmail: security
    1.72 +exim: general, flexible & extensive facilities for checking
    1.73 +masqmail: for non-permanent internet connection
    1.74 +exchange: groupware
    1.75 +
    1.76 +
    1.77 +Market share (by Bernstein in 2001)
    1.78 +-----------------------------------
    1.79 +sendmail: 42%
    1.80 +postfix: 1.6%
    1.81 +qmail: 17%
    1.82 +exim: 1.6%
    1.83 +masqmail: (unknown)
    1.84 +exchange: 18%