XMail
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| developer | Davide Libenzi |
| Current version | 1.27 (February 25, 2010) |
| operating system | Linux , Unix derivatives , Microsoft Windows |
| programming language | C ++ |
| category | Mail Transfer Agent |
| License | GPL ( Free Software ) |
| German speaking | No |
| xmailserver.org (English) | |
XMail is a free POP3 / ESMTP internet and intranet e-mail server for Unix , Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems. XMail was developed under a GNU license until around 2010 .
functionality
Several filter interfaces made XMail a flexible tool. Filters could be implemented in any programming language that can process command line arguments and return error codes. In addition, there was an interface in order to be able to remotely maintain almost all server functions.
distribution
In an analysis by Falco Timme in March and April 2004, the market penetration of various mail servers was measured on the basis of a scan of then existing mail servers in Europe and the United States. In this analysis, XMail landed in 11th place with a market penetration of 0.23% (March) and 0.10% (April) behind ESMTP , Sendmail , IMail , Exim , Postfix , MailEnable , Merak , Mailer-Daemon , MERCUR and CommuniGate Pro , but z. B. before Lotus Domino or Microsoft Exchange
An analysis of the market penetration of Security Space in May 2015 of around 2.3 million servers listed XMail in 11th place among 33 installed mail servers with a market share of 0.14% after a response from over a million servers (response rate).
literature
- Stefan Rubner: Workshop: Linux as a mail server with XMail . In: Computerwoche . April 6, 2004 ( online ).
- Chuck Easttom, "Essential Linux Administration :: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners," Cengage Learning, 2011, ISBN 9781435459571 , Chapter 16: Email Servers, Other eMail Servers, p. 306
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Debian - Information about package xmail in sid. In: packages.debian.org. Retrieved May 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Workshop: Linux as a mail server with XMail (computerwoche.de, April 23, 2004, accessed December 30, 2017)
- ↑ Mail Server Surveys (falcotimme.com, accessed January 2, 2018)
- ↑ see also Lippoldt Douglas, Stryszowski Piotr: "Innovation in the Software Sector" , OECD Publishing, 2009, ISBN 9789264076761 , page 170 "Annex A: Review of studies on market penetration rates"
- ↑ Mail (MX) Server Survey (securityspace.com from May 1, 2015, accessed January 2, 2018)