Exim
Flexible and widely deployed mail transfer agent
This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained mail servers alternative.
Exim is a highly configurable mail transfer agent used to route and deliver email on Unix systems. It powers a large share of the internet's mail servers and supports extensive policy and ACL controls.
Key features
- Powerful routing rules
- ACL-based policy
- Wide platform support
- Mature codebase
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Extremely flexible
- Proven at scale
Trade-offs
- Complex configuration
- Easy to misconfigure
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