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Mail (MX) Server Survey
May 1st, 2020

Report Description
This report is a comprehensive report involving all mail servers we know of visible on the internet. For each domain in our conventional web server survey, we also determine the list of mail servers that provide inbound mail services (via MX record lookups). Each unique mail server is connected to once each month, where we wait for the server's "220 " message which usually accompanies a banner revealing the server software being used.

Basic Response Statistics
When connecting to an MX server, a number of different responses are possible. The remote server may not be up and running or completely refusing connections, it may not respond back with a "220 " line in the amount of time we wait, nor will it always provide a banner that identifies the type of software running.

Description> Number of Servers Percent
Total Number of MX Servers Queried1,678,422   100.0%
Number of Servers that didn't respond312,41818.61%
    Server didn't open socket307,44418.32%
    Server didn't provide banner4,9740.30%
Server provided banner1,366,00481.39%
Server banner identifies software in use846,71650.45%

As indicated by the above table, of the 1,678,422 servers queried, only 846,716 servers responded with a banner that allow us to identify the software being used. All of the remaining information in this report is based on the responses that allowed us to identify the software in use.

Basic Technology Breakdown
Server Type Number of Servers Percent
Exim482,37856.97%
Postfix297,72035.16%
Sendmail32,1793.80%
MailEnable17,5622.07%
MDaemon6,4700.76%
Microsoft3,9410.47%
IMail1,1880.14%
CommuniGate Pro1,1800.14%
XMail7250.09%
Qmail Toaster6910.08%
SurgeSMTP4880.06%
Lotus Domino4220.05%
WinWebMail4180.05%
OpenSMTPD3990.05%
Kerio2060.02%
MagicMail1750.02%
Merak1440.02%
Post.Office1210.01%
ArGoSoft860.01%
GroupWise800.01%
Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS)590.01%
Trend Micro350.00%
OpenVMS130.00%
VisNetic90.00%
InterScan VirusWall90.00%
Interscan40.00%
Mercury30.00%
WebSTAR V30.00%
ModusMail20.00%
MessageWall20.00%
Mirapoint20.00%
WebSTAR10.00%
Neon Mail Server10.00%

Detailed Breakdown of Revisions on a Per-Server Basis

Exim (482,378 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.93233,79648.47%
4.92132,85227.54%
4.9127,0255.60%
4.92.317,4703.62%
4.93.0.416,8443.49%
4.879,1651.90%
4.898,3791.74%
4.846,8941.43%
4.905,2651.09%
4.92.25,0771.05%
Other19,6114.07%

Postfix (297,720 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other297,720100.00%

Sendmail (32,179 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.15.213,32741.42%
8.14.45,77717.95%
8.14.73,0159.37%
8.13.82,8588.88%
8.14.52,3717.37%
8.13.11,5834.92%
8.14.98492.64%
8.14.35721.78%
Other1,8275.68%

MailEnable (17,562 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
10.25--4,64026.42%
10.27--2,60314.82%
9.00--8764.99%
10.29--4862.77%
10.12--3241.84%
9.16--3061.74%
10.29--10.293021.72%
8.60--2851.62%
10.29-10.29-2291.30%
8.53--2151.22%
10.20--1931.10%
9.00--9.001871.06%
6.5--1861.06%
Other6,73038.32%

MDaemon (6,470 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
19.5.584513.06%
13.5.14366.74%
13.6.33695.70%
13.0.42604.02%
13.0.52543.93%
19.5.42503.86%
11.0.32313.57%
11.0.02293.54%
16.5.21943.00%
19.5.31402.16%
12.5.61382.13%
12.5.41342.07%
14.5.21302.01%
19.0.31101.70%
10.1.2871.34%
10.0.0821.27%
15.0.3771.19%
16.0.4751.16%
19.5.1741.14%
Other2,35536.40%

Microsoft (3,941 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
6.0.3790.46751,67942.60%
8.5.9600.1638458014.72%
7.5.7601.1751445411.52%
10.0.14393.26082847.21%
6.0.3790.39592225.63%
5.0.2195.53291193.02%
8.0.9200.16384932.36%
10.0.17763.1771.95%
6.0.3790.1830631.60%
5.0.2195.6713581.47%
7.0.6002.18264561.42%
5.0.2195.7381421.07%
Other2145.43%

IMail (1,188 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
12.5.7.5915713.22%
12.5.6.10114512.21%
12.4.1.1511910.02%
12.5.8.41786.57%
9.23726.06%
12.5.3.93574.80%
8.22574.80%
12.5.5.115554.63%
12.3.0.100443.70%
8.15423.54%
8.05423.54%
11.03302.53%
12.5.4.146302.53%
12.5.6.105231.94%
10.02221.85%
12.5.7.58221.85%
12.5.5.117191.60%
11.5141.18%
10.01141.18%
8.00131.09%
Other13311.20%

CommuniGate Pro (1,180 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
6.2.1412410.51%
6.2.15655.51%
6.2.12534.49%
6.0.11463.90%
6.1.20423.56%
6.1.16393.31%
5.4.11383.22%
5.3.13342.88%
5.2.20332.80%
6.1.18282.37%
6.2.13262.20%
5.1.16252.12%
6.0.9242.03%
6.2.10211.78%
6.1.11191.61%
5.2.3141.19%
6.2.9141.19%
6.1.12141.19%
6.2.7131.10%
6.1.2131.10%
6.2.1131.10%
6.1.9121.02%
5.3.15121.02%
6.1.10121.02%
Other44637.80%

XMail (725 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.2736450.21%
1.2223232.00%
1.26415.66%
1.25324.41%
1.24253.45%
Other314.28%

Qmail Toaster (691 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.351574.53%
1.0315923.01%
1.03.581.16%
Other91.30%

SurgeSMTP (488 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
7.3o4-412225.00%
7.4e-17014.34%
7.3e2-2489.84%
7.1e-1285.74%
6.5a2-2224.51%
7.3i2-2193.89%
6.7c-1163.28%
7.2i-1132.66%
7.2a-1122.46%
3.9e-1102.05%
7.4k-181.64%
7.0c2-281.64%
6.5a-171.43%
7.4i-171.43%
7.4g-161.23%
6.9c-161.23%
4.0u4-451.02%
Other8116.60%

Lotus Domino (422 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.5.3FP69322.04%
8.5.35813.74%
7.0.2184.27%
8.5.2184.27%
8.5.1153.55%
8.5143.32%
7.0122.84%
8.5.2FP2112.61%
8.5.2FP3102.37%
8.0.192.13%
8.5.3FP392.13%
8.5.3FP481.90%
8.5.2FP481.90%
7.0.381.90%
8.5.3FP571.66%
6.5.461.42%
8.5.2FP4HF75961.42%
8.5.1FP561.42%
8.061.42%
8.5.3FP261.42%
8.5.3FP161.42%
6.551.18%
6.5.351.18%
Other7818.48%

WinWebMail (418 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.2.0.19923.68%
3.9.0.76816.27%
3.8.1.34811.48%
3.9.0.1327.66%
3.8.0.1184.31%
4.1.0.1143.35%
3.7.6.1133.11%
3.8.1.5122.87%
3.8.1.1122.87%
4.0.0.1112.63%
3.7.3.1102.39%
3.9.2.192.15%
3.8.3.181.91%
3.7.7.381.91%
3.8.5.181.91%
3.8.6.161.44%
3.9.3.151.20%
1.051.20%
3.9.5.351.20%
3.7.1.151.20%
Other225.26%

OpenSMTPD (399 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other399100.00%

Kerio (206 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
6.7.34722.82%
6.7.02612.62%
6.7.22210.68%
6.6.2188.74%
6.5.2188.74%
6.7.1104.85%
6.6.1104.85%
6.5.0104.85%
6.4.194.37%
6.4.052.43%
6.3.141.94%
6.1.041.94%
6.3.031.46%
6.6.031.46%
Other178.25%

MagicMail (175 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other175100.00%

Merak (144 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.9.13524.31%
8.0.33423.61%
7.6.1106.94%
9.0.385.56%
7.4.585.56%
8.5.074.86%
8.3.874.86%
7.5.242.78%
7.6.442.78%
6.0.832.08%
7.4.221.39%
4.4.121.39%
7.6.021.39%
7.0.121.39%
Other1611.11%

Post.Office (121 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.33226.45%
4.42117.36%
4.2.22016.53%
4.1.2.4119.09%
3.5.386.61%
4.2.1.354.13%
4.1.132.48%
3.5.132.48%
3.9.221.65%
4.0.121.65%
4.2.1.121.65%
Other129.92%

ArGoSoft (86 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.8 (1.8.9.6)2832.56%
1.8 (1.8.9.3)1416.28%
1.8 (1.8.9.5)1315.12%
1.8 (1.8.9.1)55.81%
1.8 (1.8.8.8)33.49%
1.8 (1.8.7.3)33.49%
1.8 (1.8.7.6)33.49%
1.8 (1.8.8.9)22.33%
1.8 (1.8.8.7)22.33%
1.8 (1.8.6.0)22.33%
1.8 (1.8.6.1)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.5.5)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.5.8)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.9.0)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.9.4)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.3.5)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.1.1)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.5.9)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.9.2)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.2.1)11.16%
1.8 (1.8.2.5)11.16%
Other00.00%

GroupWise (80 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
18.1.11316.25%
18.2.0911.25%
14.2.2911.25%
18.1.078.75%
14.2.367.50%
14.2.156.25%
18.2.156.25%
18.0.245.00%
14.2.033.75%
14.0.033.75%
14.0.122.50%
6.5.722.50%
8.0.322.50%
18.0.022.50%
6.5.011.25%
6.5.511.25%
12.0.111.25%
7.0.111.25%
6.5.411.25%
7.0.211.25%
6.0.211.25%
8.0.211.25%
Other00.00%

Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS) (59 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other59100.00%

Trend Micro (35 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.71028.57%
5.181028.57%
5.5514.29%
7.5514.29%
7.025.71%
7.5ready12.86%
812.86%
7.112.86%
Other00.00%

OpenVMS (13 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.4753.85%
7.3323.08%
8.3215.38%
8.217.69%
Other00.00%

VisNetic (9 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
9.3.2.0777.78%
8.0.3111.11%
5.5.8.3111.11%
Other00.00%

InterScan VirusWall (9 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other9100.00%

Interscan (4 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.81-Build_1022250.00%
3.8-Build_3013125.00%
3.8-Build_1080125.00%
Other00.00%

Mercury (3 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.48266.67%
3.32133.33%
Other00.00%

WebSTAR V (3 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.4.13100.00%
Other00.00%

ModusMail (2 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.1.361.212100.00%
Other00.00%

MessageWall (2 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.0.82100.00%
Other00.00%

Mirapoint (2 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.4.5-GA150.00%
4.4.6-GA150.00%
Other00.00%

WebSTAR (1 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other1100.00%

Neon Mail Server (1 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.1.21100.00%
Other00.00%



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