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You are viewing an outdated report published on July 1st, 2006. The latest version of this report was published on September 1st, 2008


    
Mail (MX) Server Survey
July 1st, 2006

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 Queried1,605,645   100.0%
Number of Servers that didn't respond217,24013.53%
    Server didn't open socket210,03613.08%
    Server didn't provide banner7,2040.45%
Server provided banner1,388,40586.47%
Server banner identifies software in use887,13455.25%

As indicated by the above table, of the 1,605,645 servers queried, only 887,134 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
Sendmail309,32634.87%
Microsoft178,79820.15%
Exim145,75916.43%
Postfix106,54612.01%
IMail50,2465.66%
MDaemon20,5242.31%
MailEnable16,1791.82%
Lotus Domino9,2791.05%
Merak8,4320.95%
CommuniGate Pro5,6620.64%
GroupWise5,1580.58%
Trend Micro4,7210.53%
WinWebMail3,5140.40%
Kerio3,4840.39%
ArGoSoft3,2290.36%
NetIQ MailMarshal2,3170.26%
XMail2,2360.25%
Interscan1,8180.20%
Post.Office1,5420.17%
SurgeSMTP1,5370.17%
InterScan VirusWall1,3780.16%
ModusMail1,3160.15%
Qmail Toaster8790.10%
VisNetic7750.09%
MAILsweeper5810.07%
Mercury4600.05%
Mirapoint4400.05%
WebSTAR V4080.05%
WebSTAR2020.02%
MessageWall2010.02%
Neon Mail Server1490.02%
OpenVMS380.00%

Detailed Breakdown of Revisions on a Per-Server Basis

Sendmail (309,326 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.13.695,51930.88%
8.11.652,64317.02%
8.12.1028,6879.27%
8.12.11.2006030828,6049.25%
8.13.118,1535.87%
8.12.1117,4535.64%
8.12.813,8274.47%
8.13.412,2913.97%
8.10.29,9103.20%
8.9.38,8832.87%
8.13.33,8741.25%
8.12.93,6251.17%
Other15,8575.13%

Microsoft (178,798 servers)
Version Number of Servers Percent 6.0.3790.183094,09752.63% 5.0.2195.671345,54125.47% 6.0.3790.21124,13913.50% 5.5.2653.134,4202.47% 6.0.3790.04,0772.28% Other6,5243.65%

Exim (145,759 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 4.52106,17172.84% 4.5010,4307.16% 4.605,5473.81% 4.443,5152.41% 4.623,3602.31% 4.432,2051.51% 3.362,1341.46% 3.351,7721.22% 4.421,6241.11% Other9,0016.18%

Postfix (106,546 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent Other106,546100.00%

IMail (50,246 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 8.1514,63729.13% 6.066,17912.30% 8.056,11412.17% 8.224,3788.71% 8.213,4696.90% 7.152,1154.21% 7.072,0814.14% 8.201,1612.31% 9.041,0011.99% 8.108241.64% 9.037771.55% 8.147401.47% 8.007211.43% 8.125371.07% 8.025361.07% 8.135351.06% Other4,4418.84%

MDaemon (20,524 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 9.0.13,03814.80% 8.1.32,72013.25% 8.1.41,5167.39% 6.8.51,3776.71% 9.0.01,2706.19% 7.2.31,1545.62% 7.2.01,0445.09% 8.0.27643.72% 8.1.57343.58% 8.1.16343.09% 8.0.36132.99% 7.1.25052.46% 7.1.04962.42% 7.2.24782.33% 6.8.44312.10% 7.2.14051.97% 8.0.13881.89% 7.0.13851.88% 9.0.42431.18% 8.1.22191.07% Other2,11010.28%

MailEnable (16,179 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 1.8--3,18519.69% 1.9--2,09312.94% 0-1.75-1,5499.57% 1.95--1,3228.17% 0-1.54-8905.50% 0-1.6-7354.54% 1.73--5043.12% 0-1.72-4792.96% 0-1.71-4202.60% 1.91--4082.52% 1.92--3742.31% 1.71--3432.12% 0--1.233071.90% 0--1.12181.35% 1.72--1641.01% Other3,18819.70%

Lotus Domino (9,279 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 6.5.41,04211.23% 6.5.198710.64% 6.5.37578.16% 7.0.16216.69% 7.05355.77% 6.55225.63% 5.0.114815.18% 6.5.54775.14% 6.5.24584.94% 5.0.123293.55% 6.5.4FP22883.10% 5.0.82813.03% 5.0.102282.46% 6.5.4FP12152.32% 5.0.13a2152.32% 6.0.31952.10% 6.0.2CF11872.02% 6.01561.68% 5.0.91331.43% 6.5.3FP11141.23% 6.0.11071.15% 5.0.51061.14% Other8459.11%

Merak (8,432 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 8.3.82,00323.75% 8.0.31,77421.04% 7.4.55196.16% 7.5.23974.71% 7.6.43964.70% 8.2.43474.12% 8.5.03193.78% 7.4.22583.06% 7.2.02202.61% 8.3.01992.36% 6.2.11732.05% 7.4.01311.55% 4.4.21301.54% 8.3.61091.29% 7.6.11041.23% 5.9.4991.17% 5.5.7981.16% 5.8.6881.04% Other1,06812.67%

CommuniGate Pro (5,662 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 4.1.897117.15% 4.2.1057210.10% 5.0.94838.53% 5.0.83055.39% 4.2.42594.57% 4.2.82173.83% 4.3.81943.43% 4.21943.43% 4.2.71652.91% 4.2.91532.70% 4.0.61512.67% 4.3.61502.65% 5.0.61472.60% 3.5.91142.01% 4.0.1951.68% 4.3.7891.57% 4.3.9841.48% 5.0.1811.43% 4.3.4791.40% 4.2.5751.32% 4.2.3731.29% 5.0.2711.25% 5.0.7671.18% 4.1.3631.11% 4.2.6631.11% 4.1.6601.06% 4.0.5591.04% Other62811.09%

GroupWise (5,158 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 6.5.41,10821.48% 7.076114.75% 6.5.553610.39% 6.0.44979.64% 6.5.13957.66% 6.5.62835.49% 6.5.22444.73% 6.5.32354.56% 6.0.21743.37% 6.0.31573.04% 6.5.01542.99% 7.0.11442.79% 5.5.51412.73% 6.0.1981.90% 5.5.4521.01% Other1793.47%

Trend Micro (4,721 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 5.53,44572.97% 5.773615.59% 5.184529.57% 5.15551.17% Other330.70%

WinWebMail (3,514 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 3.6.3.11,22334.80% 3.7.0.569819.86% 3.7.0.764018.21% 3.7.1.145112.83% 3.7.0.344612.69% 3.7.0.1411.17% Other150.43%

Kerio (3,484 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 6.1.366219.00% 6.1.461417.62% 6.1.245313.00% 6.1.03018.64% 6.1.12075.94% 6.0.102025.80% 6.0.31283.67% 6.0.81002.87% 5.7.10892.55% 6.0.6842.41% 6.0.9732.10% 6.0.7651.87% 5.7.9471.35% 5.7.4451.29% 6.0.1411.18% 6.0.5391.12% 6.0.4381.09% Other2968.50%

ArGoSoft (3,229 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 1.8 (1.8.8.7)1,05132.55% 1.8 (1.8.8.1)2186.75% 1.8 (1.8.6.0)1614.99% 1.8 (1.8.8.3)1604.96% 1.8 (1.8.8.5)1454.49% 1.8 (1.8.8.4)1374.24% 1.8 (1.8.8.2)1314.06% 1.8 (1.8.8.6)1173.62% 1.8 (1.8.7.5)983.03% 1.8 (1.8.5.9)672.07% 1.8 (1.8.7.6)601.86% 1.8 (1.8.6.6)541.67% 1.8 (1.8.7.7)521.61% 1.8 (1.8.7.3)511.58% 1.8 (1.8.7.1)351.08% 1.8 (1.8.4.7)341.05% 1.8 (1.8.3.6)331.02% Other62519.36%

NetIQ MailMarshal (2,317 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 6.0.3.81,62870.26% 5.5.6.72109.06% 6.1.3.151154.96% 5.5.4.16703.02% 5.5.5.9632.72% 5.5.6.6522.24% 5.5.6.5472.03% 5.5.4.17311.34% 5.5.5.6251.08% Other763.28%

XMail (2,236 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 1.2270831.66% 1.2160126.88% 1.2029513.19% 1.1723910.69% 1.18934.16% 1.12693.09% 1.16502.24% 1.10401.79% 1.11341.52% 1.15341.52% Other733.26%

Interscan (1,818 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 3.55 (build 1016)45224.86% 3.81-Build_102220711.39% 3.53 (build 2011)18310.07% 3.55 (build 1029)1518.31% 3.8-Build_30131417.76% 3.53 (build 2017)1317.21% 3.53 (build 2013)975.34% 3.52 (build 1375)754.13% 3.55 (build 1020)573.14% 3.53 (build 1493)482.64% 3.8-Build_1080392.15% 3.81-Build_1032251.38% 3.81-Build_1055201.10% 3.55 (build 1018)201.10% 3.81-Build_1021191.05% Other1538.42%

Post.Office (1,542 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 3.5.361339.75% 3.5.3J16010.38% 3.8.3795.12% 3.6.3724.67% 3.6.2634.09% 3.1.2J553.57% 3.1.2543.50% 3.9.1452.92% 3.5.2412.66% 3.8.4412.66% 3.9.2301.95% 3.6.0301.95% 3.9.0291.88% 4.0.0.2231.49% 3.6191.23% 3.9.1.3161.04% Other17211.15%

SurgeSMTP (1,537 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 3.7b6-645529.60% 3.6f5-532821.34% 3.0c2-21499.69% 3.5b3-31449.37% 2.1c7-7493.19% 3.7c-3342.21% 1.6e2281.82% 2.0g2-1251.63% 3.6f3-3251.63% 2.2c10-10251.63% 1.8g3211.37% 3.7b8-8181.17% 3.7b3-3161.04% Other22014.31%

InterScan VirusWall (1,378 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent Other1,378100.00%

ModusMail (1,316 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 4.3.459.038929.56% 4.35.477.027220.67% 4.2.425.2216912.84% 4.1.361.2113810.49% 4.2.425.16604.56% 3.2.315.0564.26% 4.2.425.4493.72% 4.2.407.0292.20% 4.1.361.0272.05% 3.1.302.0272.05% 3.1.297.0171.29% 4.0.340.0151.14% Other685.17%

Qmail Toaster (879 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 1.268477.82% 1.016618.89% 1.3283.19% Other10.11%

VisNetic (775 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 8.3.5.011314.58% 7.2.4.18010.32% 8.0.3.0739.42% 7.6.1.0516.58% 5.8.6.6506.45% 5.0.2.3486.19% 8.0.3.1465.94% 6.2.2.0455.81% 8.3.6425.42% 5.5.8.3283.61% 5.4.5.4253.23% 7.5.3.0243.10% 8.0.3212.71% 8.3.0.1162.06% 5.8.6.4162.06% 5.3.5.0151.94% 5.0.1121.55% 6.0.9.0121.55% 7.2.4.0111.42% 5.0.2.181.03% Other395.03%

MAILsweeper (581 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 4.3.19.011219.28% 4.3.12.010918.76% 4.3.14.010117.38% 4.3.17.010017.21% 4.2.10.0396.71% 4.3.1.0294.99% 4.2.5.0244.13% 4.3.10.0213.61% 4.2.1.0183.10% 4.3.6.0183.10% Other101.72%

Mercury (460 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 1.4820444.35% 3.3215834.35% 3.21c357.61% 3.31224.78% 1.44153.26% 1.47102.17% 3.01a81.74% Other81.74%

Mirapoint (440 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 3.7.3a-GA6113.86% 3.7.5-GA5312.05% 3.7.4b-GA4510.23% 3.7.2-GA398.86% 3.7.1-GA368.18% 3.5.8-GR327.27% 3.7.0-GA163.64% 3.8.0-FCS163.64% 3.7.3-GA163.64% 3.6.5-GR132.95% 3.5.9-GR132.95% 3.6.4-CR112.50% 3.7.5a-GA112.50% 1.1.0102.27% 3.6.6-GR92.05% 3.5.7-GR61.36% 3.5.6-GR51.14% 3.4.6-GR51.14% Other439.77%

WebSTAR V (408 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 5.4.012430.39% 5.4.110826.47% 5.3.48821.57% 5.3.3399.56% 5.3.2266.37% 5.3.0112.70% 5.2.461.47% 5.3.151.23% Other10.25%

WebSTAR (202 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent Other202100.00%

MessageWall (201 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 1.0.816079.60% 1.0.10188.96% 1.1.2373.48% 1.1.062.99% 1.0.652.49% Other52.49%

Neon Mail Server (149 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 3.0.79060.40% 3.0.93020.13% 3.0.81510.07% 3.0.696.04% 3.0.421.34% 3.0.521.34% Other10.67%

OpenVMS (38 servers) Version Number of Servers Percent 7.31539.47% 8.21026.32% 7.2923.68% 6.125.26% 7.125.26% Other00.00%



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