Mailfromd

Jul 20, 2023

Mail filtering daemon for Sendmail, Postfix, and MeTA1

Mailfromd is a general-purpose mail filtering daemon for Sendmail, Postfix, and MeTA1. It is able to filter both incoming and outgoing messages using criteria of arbitrary complexity, supplied by the administrator in the form of a script file. The daemon interacts with the MTA via Milter or PMilter protocols. Some of its features

  • Feature-rich, detailed, configurable absolute control over each stage of SMTP session
  • Advanced sieve support flexible programming language for writing MTA extensions
  • Sender address verification call-out
  • Black/greylisting and whitelisting
  • Mail sending rate control
  • Local account verification
  • Native language support


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