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Exim vs Openfire

A side-by-side look at Exim and Openfire. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Exim

Exim

Network & Admin

Exim is an open source mail transfer agent (MTA) developed for use on Unix systems. It is lightweight, flexible, and one of the most popular MTAs for Linux and BSD systems. Exim aims to be secure, scalable, and easy to configure.

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Openfire

Openfire

Social & Communications

Openfire is an open source instant messaging and chat server. It uses the XMPP protocol and can be configured to work with many chat clients such as Spark, Pidgin, and Web clients. It is written in Java and has features like group chat, messaging archive, and plugins.

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