by A collection of free and open source mail server software, tools and plugins for IMAP, POP3, sendmail, MTA and SMTP server using linux. Sourced under a creative commons. This list will be updated regularly. This list will be updated regularly. Email over the URL, if you wish to be included.
Open Source Mail Servers
Mail Delivery Agents (IMAP/POP3 software).
- Courier IMAP/POP3 – Fast, scalable, enterprise IMAP and POP3 server.
- Cyrus IMAP/POP3 – Intended to be run on sealed servers, where normal users are not permitted to log in.
- Dovecot – IMAP and POP3 server written primarily with security in mind.
- Qpopper – One of the oldest and most popular server implementations of POP3.
Mail Transfer Agents (SMTP servers).
- Exim – Message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge.
- Haraka – A high-performance, pluginable SMTP server written in JavaScript.
- MailCatcher – Ruby gem that deploys a simply SMTP MTA gateway that accepts all mail and displays in web interface. Useful for debugging or development.
- Maildrop – Open Source disposable email SMTP server, also useful for development.
- OpenSMTPD – Secure SMTP server implementation from the OpenBSD project.
- Postfix – Fast, easy to administer, and secure Sendmail replacement.
- Qmail – Secure Sendmail replacement.
- Sendmail – Message transfer agent (MTA).
Complete solutions.
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- Mail-in-a-Box – Take back control of your email with this easy-to-deploy mail server in a box.
- iRedMail – Full-featured mail server solution based on Postfix and Dovecot.
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