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DragonFly Mail Agent

Tiny mail transfer agent for outbound delivery

Mail Servers ★ 266 stars Easy setup BSD-3-Clause

DragonFly Mail Agent (dma) is a small mail transport agent that accepts mail from the local system and either delivers it locally or forwards it to a smarthost. It is designed for systems that do not need a full MTA.

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Key features

  • Tiny mail transport agent
  • Smarthost forwarding
  • Local delivery
  • Minimal footprint

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 32 MB RAM

Is DragonFly Mail Agent secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for DragonFly Mail Agent's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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