Postfix
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Postfix is an MTA (mail transfer agent) that is intended to be a replacement of the default Sendmail MTA used on many Unix and Unix-like platforms, including FreeBSD. Postfix is considered to be a faster, easier to manage and more secure then Sendmail. It also has the advantage of using the same configuration file options that Sendmail uses to simplify migration and reduce the need to learn a new system.
Origins
Postfix began as a program called VMailer and later became IBM Secure Mailer before being released as Postfix in 1999 under the IBM Public License 1.0. This license makes Postfix free software but is not compatible with the GPL. It continues to be actively developed and has its own website.
