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Exim vs Sendmail

A side-by-side look at Exim and Sendmail. 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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Sendmail

Sendmail

Network & Admin

Sendmail is a widely used open-source mail transfer agent (MTA) for routing and delivering email on Unix and Linux systems. It handles routing emails between mail servers and delivers them to local users' mailboxes.

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