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Re: MTAs used

From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:29:39 -0400

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 04:01:11PM -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

(Seriously - if 95% of the mail out there is spam, then the top 4-5 MTAs are
probably the ratware that's sending out the spam.  Something to consider...)


That's true, especially given the size of the installed base.

So in terms of (a) installations (b) message count (c) message volume
(d) recipient count (e) etc. those ratware programs have got to be so
far ahead of the usual suspects (sendmail, postfix, exim, etc.) that
it's not even a race.

---Rsk

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