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Openfire vs sSMTP

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

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.

xmppchat-serveropen-sourcejava
sSMTP

sSMTP

Network & Admin

sSMTP is a lightweight SMTP client that can be used to send email from Linux servers. It allows Linux machines without a full mail server to relay mail through an external SMTP server, enabling applications and scripts to automatically send emails.

smtpemailclientlinux

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