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From: kashani <kashani-list@××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Simple and lightweight SMTP server
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:00:05
Message-Id: 436F864E.9070601@badapple.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] [OT] Simple and lightweight SMTP server by Alexander Skwar
1 Alexander Skwar wrote:
2 > Hi.
3 >
4 > I'm looking for a very lightweight SMTP server. It
5 > should (in order):
6 >
7 > - Support TLS or SSL for outgoing/incoming connections
8 > - Be VERY light on CPU usage
9 > - Store mails in Maildir format (or hand it off to an
10 > MDA like procmail/maildrop, for them to store the
11 > mails)
12 > - Relay mail to only one smart host
13 >
14 > It is important, that the system isn't too heavy on
15 > the CPU, as I've only got a MIPSel MIPS 4Kc V0.10.
16 >
17 > What can you recommend?
18 >
19 > On normal systems, I always use Postfix, but that's
20 > not really "lightweight" :)
21
22 Unfortunately it's as light as you're going to find for the features
23 you want. And I suspect TLS and SSL to use far more of the CPU than the
24 MTA itself.
25
26 kashani
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