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1 \chapter{Comparison of \MTA{}s}
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4 \section{First release}
5 sendmail: 1983
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7 postfix: 1999
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9 qmail: 1996 (first beta 0.70), 1997 (first general 1.0)
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11 exim: 1995
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13 masqmail: 1999
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15 exchange: 1993
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18 \section{Lines of code (with sloccount on debian packages)}
19 sendmail: 93k
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21 postfix: 92k
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23 qmail: 18k
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25 exim: 54k
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27 masqmail: 14k
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29 exchange: (no source available)
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32 \section{Architecture}
33 sendmail: monolitic
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35 postfix: modular
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37 qmail: modular
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39 exim: monolitic
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41 masqmail: monolitic
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43 exchange: (unknown)
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46 \section{Design goals}
47 sendmail: flexibility
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49 postfix: performance and security
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51 qmail: security
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53 exim: general, flexible \& extensive facilities for checking
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55 masqmail: for non-permanent internet connection
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57 exchange: groupware
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59
60 \section{Market share (by Bernstein in 2001)}
61 sendmail: 42\%
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63 postfix: 1.6\%
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65 qmail: 17\%
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67 exim: 1.6\%
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69 masqmail: (unknown)
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71 exchange: 18\%