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Open source mailserver for Windows.

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by redviking

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Hi all.

I am a bit puzzled, I have been searching the net for any decent mail server products that are open source that will run on a Windows platform.
But so far I have only been able to find one that does not cost anything.
Could you all please tell me your experiences and preferences on open source mailserver products for Windows.

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by ghstinshll

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M$ doesn't make any open source, and any windows capable developer isn't going to work so hard to write a mail server and not get paid for it. sorry.

by lordinfidel

I am not sure if you are handling the term open source correctly.

All because it is open source does not mean it's free per se.

Open source means that the source code can be obtained for free and altered.

However, a open source program (like red hat linux) can be sold for a fee. But you can also download RH for free.

Open Source means that you can take the source code and alter it to suit your needs.

Finding true open-source mail servers for windows may be difficult since the underlying platform is not open-source.

by timwalsh

The answer is also that creating an email server that will work correctly with all other email servers, takes much more time and effort than a (relatively) simple email reader.

There aren't many (if any) Windows programmers that will go to that amount of effort for no gain (this is not to say that Linux/Unix programmers don't also want to make a profit, but they are on a mission).

If you want free, take a low powered computer that you aren't using for anything else, download any Linux distribution, enable and configure sendmail. You now have a "free" email server that any Windows email client can access.

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