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Mail (MX) Server Survey
August 1st, 2008
Report Description |
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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 |
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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 Queried | 1,898,228 | 100.0% |
Number of Servers that didn't respond | 317,359 | 16.72% |
Server didn't open socket | 305,497 | 16.09% |
Server didn't provide banner | 11,862 | 0.62% |
Server provided banner | 1,580,869 | 83.28% |
Server banner identifies software in use | 921,761 | 48.56% |
As indicated by the above table, of the 1,898,228 servers
queried, only 921,761 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 |
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Server Type |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
Sendmail | 226,337 | 24.55% |
Exim | 221,241 | 24.00% |
Microsoft | 200,521 | 21.75% |
Postfix | 156,460 | 16.97% |
MailEnable | 24,937 | 2.71% |
MDaemon | 22,925 | 2.49% |
IMail | 22,263 | 2.42% |
Lotus Domino | 6,489 | 0.70% |
Kerio | 5,970 | 0.65% |
Merak | 5,358 | 0.58% |
WinWebMail | 4,923 | 0.53% |
CommuniGate Pro | 4,812 | 0.52% |
Trend Micro | 2,685 | 0.29% |
XMail | 2,674 | 0.29% |
GroupWise | 2,636 | 0.29% |
ArGoSoft | 2,380 | 0.26% |
SurgeSMTP | 1,766 | 0.19% |
Qmail Toaster | 1,725 | 0.19% |
Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS) | 913 | 0.10% |
Post.Office | 835 | 0.09% |
InterScan VirusWall | 586 | 0.06% |
Mirapoint | 571 | 0.06% |
NetIQ MailMarshal | 540 | 0.06% |
VisNetic | 501 | 0.05% |
MagicMail | 431 | 0.05% |
Interscan | 405 | 0.04% |
WebSTAR V | 177 | 0.02% |
Neon Mail Server | 174 | 0.02% |
Mercury | 166 | 0.02% |
ModusMail | 114 | 0.01% |
MessageWall | 76 | 0.01% |
WebSTAR | 74 | 0.01% |
MAILsweeper | 68 | 0.01% |
OpenVMS | 28 | 0.00% |
Detailed Breakdown of Revisions on a Per-Server Basis |
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Sendmail (226,337 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
8.13.1 | 36,220 | 16.00% |
8.12.11.20060614 | 31,802 | 14.05% |
8.13.6 | 21,850 | 9.65% |
8.12.11.20060308 | 20,423 | 9.02% |
8.13.8 | 18,488 | 8.17% |
8.11.6 | 16,746 | 7.40% |
8.12.10 | 12,291 | 5.43% |
8.13.6.20060614 | 10,904 | 4.82% |
8.14.1 | 8,946 | 3.95% |
8.12.11 | 7,221 | 3.19% |
8.13.4 | 6,256 | 2.76% |
8.14.2 | 5,753 | 2.54% |
8.13.7 | 5,323 | 2.35% |
8.12.8 | 5,271 | 2.33% |
8.14.3 | 3,349 | 1.48% |
8.9.3 | 3,013 | 1.33% |
8.10.2 | 2,522 | 1.11% |
Other | 9,959 | 4.40% |
Exim (221,241 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
4.69 | 134,065 | 60.60% |
4.68 | 26,885 | 12.15% |
4.63 | 24,927 | 11.27% |
4.67 | 7,684 | 3.47% |
4.60 | 5,280 | 2.39% |
4.66 | 4,951 | 2.24% |
4.50 | 4,914 | 2.22% |
4.62 | 4,295 | 1.94% |
Other | 8,240 | 3.72% |
Microsoft (200,521 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
6.0.3790.3959 | 141,216 | 70.42% |
6.0.3790.1830 | 35,303 | 17.61% |
5.0.2195.6713 | 15,127 | 7.54% |
6.0.3790.211 | 5,082 | 2.53% |
Other | 3,793 | 1.89% |
Postfix (156,460 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
Other | 156,460 | 100.00% |
MailEnable (24,937 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
1.981-- | 5,794 | 23.23% |
1.983-- | 3,186 | 12.78% |
1.986-- | 1,543 | 6.19% |
1.96-- | 1,491 | 5.98% |
1.95-- | 1,334 | 5.35% |
1.9-- | 1,117 | 4.48% |
0-3.14- | 1,027 | 4.12% |
1.8-- | 900 | 3.61% |
0-2.37- | 740 | 2.97% |
0-1.85- | 631 | 2.53% |
0--3.14 | 505 | 2.03% |
0-2.52- | 388 | 1.56% |
0-2.38- | 358 | 1.44% |
0-3.04- | 326 | 1.31% |
0-2.36- | 325 | 1.30% |
0--2.37 | 261 | 1.05% |
Other | 5,011 | 20.09% |
MDaemon (22,925 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
9.6.6 | 4,512 | 19.68% |
9.6.5 | 2,533 | 11.05% |
9.6.1 | 1,487 | 6.49% |
9.6.4 | 1,423 | 6.21% |
9.6.2 | 1,051 | 4.58% |
8.1.3 | 910 | 3.97% |
9.5.6 | 888 | 3.87% |
9.0.4 | 810 | 3.53% |
9.5.2 | 774 | 3.38% |
9.6.3 | 701 | 3.06% |
9.5.1 | 659 | 2.87% |
6.8.5 | 511 | 2.23% |
7.2.3 | 493 | 2.15% |
7.2.0 | 430 | 1.88% |
9.0.1 | 392 | 1.71% |
9.0.0 | 324 | 1.41% |
9.5.5 | 318 | 1.39% |
8.0.2 | 315 | 1.37% |
8.1.4 | 301 | 1.31% |
9.5.4 | 268 | 1.17% |
8.1.1 | 264 | 1.15% |
9.6.0 | 256 | 1.12% |
Other | 3,305 | 14.42% |
IMail (22,263 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
8.22 | 4,604 | 20.68% |
8.15 | 3,589 | 16.12% |
9.23 | 2,144 | 9.63% |
8.05 | 1,317 | 5.92% |
9.10 | 1,142 | 5.13% |
10.0 | 1,080 | 4.85% |
7.07 | 880 | 3.95% |
7.15 | 831 | 3.73% |
9.21 | 826 | 3.71% |
9.22 | 665 | 2.99% |
6.06 | 585 | 2.63% |
8.00 | 521 | 2.34% |
8.21 | 459 | 2.06% |
9.20 | 459 | 2.06% |
10.01 | 396 | 1.78% |
8.04 | 334 | 1.50% |
8.01 | 261 | 1.17% |
8.10 | 260 | 1.17% |
8.20 | 233 | 1.05% |
Other | 1,677 | 7.53% |
Lotus Domino (6,489 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
7.0.2 | 743 | 11.45% |
8.0.1 | 642 | 9.89% |
7.0.3 | 384 | 5.92% |
7.0.1 | 379 | 5.84% |
6.5.4 | 357 | 5.50% |
7.0.2FP2 | 340 | 5.24% |
6.5.1 | 322 | 4.96% |
6.5.3 | 293 | 4.52% |
6.5.5 | 263 | 4.05% |
7.0 | 261 | 4.02% |
8.0 | 261 | 4.02% |
6.5 | 212 | 3.27% |
7.0.2FP1 | 179 | 2.76% |
7.0.3FP1 | 148 | 2.28% |
5.0.11 | 134 | 2.07% |
6.5.2 | 122 | 1.88% |
5.0.12 | 86 | 1.33% |
6.5.6 | 85 | 1.31% |
5.0.13a | 77 | 1.19% |
7.0.2FP3 | 72 | 1.11% |
5.0.8 | 72 | 1.11% |
7.0.1FP1 | 67 | 1.03% |
6.5.5FP2 | 65 | 1.00% |
5.0.10 | 65 | 1.00% |
Other | 860 | 13.25% |
Kerio (5,970 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
6.5.1 | 1,182 | 19.80% |
6.5.0 | 1,012 | 16.95% |
6.4.1 | 617 | 10.34% |
6.5.2 | 581 | 9.73% |
6.3.1 | 540 | 9.05% |
6.4.2 | 454 | 7.60% |
6.4.0 | 370 | 6.20% |
6.3.0 | 210 | 3.52% |
6.1.3 | 91 | 1.52% |
6.2.2 | 82 | 1.37% |
6.1.0 | 80 | 1.34% |
6.0.10 | 77 | 1.29% |
6.2.0 | 76 | 1.27% |
6.1.2 | 70 | 1.17% |
6.1.4 | 66 | 1.11% |
6.0.3 | 65 | 1.09% |
Other | 397 | 6.65% |
Merak (5,358 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
8.0.3 | 2,016 | 37.63% |
8.9.1 | 565 | 10.54% |
8.5.0 | 375 | 7.00% |
7.4.5 | 276 | 5.15% |
7.6.4 | 248 | 4.63% |
8.3.8 | 247 | 4.61% |
7.5.2 | 242 | 4.52% |
9.0.0 | 115 | 2.15% |
7.4.2 | 113 | 2.11% |
6.2.1 | 83 | 1.55% |
7.2.0 | 83 | 1.55% |
8.2.4 | 76 | 1.42% |
7.6.1 | 74 | 1.38% |
8.9.0 | 57 | 1.06% |
8.2.13 | 55 | 1.03% |
Other | 733 | 13.68% |
WinWebMail (4,923 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
3.7.3.1 | 1,313 | 26.67% |
3.7.6.1 | 1,240 | 25.19% |
3.7.1.1 | 752 | 15.28% |
3.7.5.1 | 419 | 8.51% |
3.6.3.1 | 409 | 8.31% |
3.7.0.5 | 336 | 6.83% |
3.7.0.7 | 207 | 4.20% |
3.7.0.3 | 199 | 4.04% |
Other | 48 | 0.98% |
CommuniGate Pro (4,812 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
4.1.8 | 421 | 8.75% |
4.2.10 | 280 | 5.82% |
5.1.13 | 270 | 5.61% |
5.1.12 | 228 | 4.74% |
5.2.5 | 224 | 4.66% |
5.2.3 | 202 | 4.20% |
5.1.16 | 176 | 3.66% |
5.1.14 | 161 | 3.35% |
5.2.0 | 152 | 3.16% |
5.1.10 | 148 | 3.08% |
5.0.13 | 135 | 2.81% |
5.0.9 | 134 | 2.78% |
5.1.8 | 106 | 2.20% |
5.1.7 | 100 | 2.08% |
5.2.2 | 92 | 1.91% |
5.1.9 | 88 | 1.83% |
5.0.14 | 87 | 1.81% |
5.1.11 | 86 | 1.79% |
5.2.1 | 83 | 1.72% |
4.2 | 71 | 1.48% |
4.2.8 | 68 | 1.41% |
4.2.9 | 68 | 1.41% |
5.2.4 | 67 | 1.39% |
4.2.7 | 64 | 1.33% |
5.0.8 | 59 | 1.23% |
4.3.12 | 58 | 1.21% |
5.1.5 | 58 | 1.21% |
5.0.11 | 56 | 1.16% |
4.0.6 | 56 | 1.16% |
5.1.3 | 50 | 1.04% |
Other | 964 | 20.03% |
Trend Micro (2,685 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
5.7 | 1,253 | 46.67% |
5.5 | 917 | 34.15% |
5.18 | 376 | 14.00% |
7.0 | 95 | 3.54% |
Other | 44 | 1.64% |
XMail (2,674 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
1.22 | 820 | 30.67% |
1.24 | 537 | 20.08% |
1.25 | 473 | 17.69% |
1.21 | 261 | 9.76% |
1.20 | 130 | 4.86% |
1.23 | 120 | 4.49% |
1.17 | 118 | 4.41% |
1.12 | 78 | 2.92% |
1.16 | 41 | 1.53% |
Other | 96 | 3.59% |
GroupWise (2,636 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
7.0.2 | 641 | 24.32% |
7.0.3 | 592 | 22.46% |
6.5.7 | 305 | 11.57% |
7.0.1 | 264 | 10.02% |
6.5.4 | 186 | 7.06% |
6.5.6 | 129 | 4.89% |
6.0.4 | 114 | 4.32% |
6.5.5 | 74 | 2.81% |
7.0 | 73 | 2.77% |
6.5.1 | 70 | 2.66% |
6.5.2 | 29 | 1.10% |
Other | 159 | 6.03% |
ArGoSoft (2,380 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
1.8 (1.8.9.3) | 426 | 17.90% |
1.8 (1.8.9.5) | 351 | 14.75% |
1.8 (1.8.9.1) | 305 | 12.82% |
1.8 (1.8.8.8) | 224 | 9.41% |
1.8 (1.8.8.7) | 199 | 8.36% |
1.8 (1.8.9.2) | 142 | 5.97% |
1.8 (1.8.9.4) | 72 | 3.03% |
1.8 (1.8.8.9) | 69 | 2.90% |
1.8 (1.8.8.1) | 44 | 1.85% |
1.8 (1.8.9.0) | 44 | 1.85% |
1.8 (1.8.8.2) | 43 | 1.81% |
1.8 (1.8.6.0) | 43 | 1.81% |
1.8 (1.8.5.9) | 30 | 1.26% |
1.8 (1.8.8.3) | 25 | 1.05% |
1.8 (1.8.7.5) | 24 | 1.01% |
Other | 339 | 14.24% |
SurgeSMTP (1,766 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
3.9e-1 | 516 | 29.22% |
3.9c-1 | 259 | 14.67% |
3.8k4-4 | 245 | 13.87% |
3.8f3-3 | 88 | 4.98% |
3.7b8-8 | 75 | 4.25% |
3.8i3-3 | 65 | 3.68% |
3.6f5-5 | 63 | 3.57% |
3.5b3-3 | 59 | 3.34% |
3.9g2-2 | 39 | 2.21% |
3.0c2-2 | 36 | 2.04% |
3.8f2-2 | 33 | 1.87% |
3.7b6-6 | 30 | 1.70% |
3.8k2-2 | 19 | 1.08% |
Other | 239 | 13.53% |
Qmail Toaster (1,725 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
1.3 | 1,374 | 79.65% |
1.2 | 279 | 16.17% |
1.0 | 56 | 3.25% |
Other | 16 | 0.93% |
Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS) (913 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
Other | 913 | 100.00% |
Post.Office (835 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
3.5.3 | 214 | 25.63% |
4.0.1 | 74 | 8.86% |
3.5.3J | 62 | 7.43% |
3.8.3 | 44 | 5.27% |
3.6.3 | 38 | 4.55% |
4.1.0.2 | 33 | 3.95% |
3.6.2 | 30 | 3.59% |
3.9.1 | 28 | 3.35% |
3.9.2.3 | 27 | 3.23% |
3.9.2 | 23 | 2.75% |
3.1.2J | 23 | 2.75% |
3.9.0 | 22 | 2.63% |
3.1.2 | 21 | 2.51% |
3.8.4 | 21 | 2.51% |
3.8.7.4 | 21 | 2.51% |
3.5.2 | 14 | 1.68% |
4.1 | 13 | 1.56% |
3.9.1.3 | 11 | 1.32% |
3.9.2.1 | 11 | 1.32% |
4.0.0.1 | 11 | 1.32% |
4.0.0.2 | 11 | 1.32% |
3.8.2 | 10 | 1.20% |
3.6.0 | 10 | 1.20% |
Other | 63 | 7.54% |
InterScan VirusWall (586 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
Other | 586 | 100.00% |
Mirapoint (571 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
3.8.4-GA | 109 | 19.09% |
3.8.3-GA | 88 | 15.41% |
3.8.6-GA | 80 | 14.01% |
3.8.5-GA | 58 | 10.16% |
3.7.5a-GA | 50 | 8.76% |
3.8.7a | 38 | 6.65% |
3.8.2-GA | 28 | 4.90% |
3.7.3a-GA | 24 | 4.20% |
3.7.4b-GA | 20 | 3.50% |
3.7.5-GA | 11 | 1.93% |
4.0.5a | 10 | 1.75% |
3.10.1-FCS | 8 | 1.40% |
3.5.8-GR | 8 | 1.40% |
Other | 39 | 6.83% |
NetIQ MailMarshal (540 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
6.0.3.8 | 419 | 77.59% |
5.5.6.7 | 32 | 5.93% |
6.1.3.15 | 28 | 5.19% |
5.5.6.6 | 12 | 2.22% |
5.5.5.9 | 11 | 2.04% |
5.5.4.16 | 11 | 2.04% |
5.5.6.5 | 7 | 1.30% |
Other | 20 | 3.70% |
VisNetic (501 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
9.1.4.1 | 137 | 27.35% |
9.1.4.0 | 35 | 6.99% |
8.5.0.8 | 31 | 6.19% |
7.2.4.1 | 28 | 5.59% |
5.0.2.3 | 26 | 5.19% |
5.8.6.6 | 25 | 4.99% |
8.3.5.0 | 22 | 4.39% |
8.0.3.0 | 22 | 4.39% |
6.2.2.0 | 20 | 3.99% |
5.5.8.3 | 19 | 3.79% |
8.0.3.1 | 17 | 3.39% |
5.3.5.0 | 15 | 2.99% |
7.6.1.0 | 14 | 2.79% |
8.3.6 | 12 | 2.40% |
8.0.3 | 12 | 2.40% |
5.8.6.4 | 7 | 1.40% |
7.5.3.0 | 7 | 1.40% |
5.4.5.4 | 6 | 1.20% |
Other | 46 | 9.18% |
MagicMail (431 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
Other | 431 | 100.00% |
Interscan (405 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
3.55 (build 1016) | 63 | 15.56% |
3.81-Build_1022 | 58 | 14.32% |
3.8-Build_3013 | 58 | 14.32% |
3.55 (build 1029) | 40 | 9.88% |
3.53 (build 2017) | 39 | 9.63% |
3.53 (build 2011) | 25 | 6.17% |
3.53 (build 1493) | 18 | 4.44% |
3.53 (build 2013) | 17 | 4.20% |
3.81-Build_1084 | 14 | 3.46% |
3.55 (build 1020) | 13 | 3.21% |
3.52 (build 1375) | 11 | 2.72% |
3.8-Build_1080 | 6 | 1.48% |
3.55 (build 1018) | 5 | 1.23% |
Other | 38 | 9.38% |
WebSTAR V (177 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
5.4.1 | 56 | 31.64% |
5.3.4 | 42 | 23.73% |
5.4.0 | 40 | 22.60% |
5.3.3 | 18 | 10.17% |
5.3.2 | 14 | 7.91% |
5.3.0 | 4 | 2.26% |
5.3.1 | 2 | 1.13% |
Other | 1 | 0.56% |
Neon Mail Server (174 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
3.1.3 | 49 | 28.16% |
3.0.7 | 33 | 18.97% |
3.0.9 | 32 | 18.39% |
3.1.2 | 25 | 14.37% |
3.1.0 | 23 | 13.22% |
3.0.6 | 4 | 2.30% |
3.0.8 | 3 | 1.72% |
3.1.1 | 3 | 1.72% |
3.0.5 | 2 | 1.15% |
Other | 0 | 0.00% |
Mercury (166 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
1.48 | 75 | 45.18% |
3.32 | 53 | 31.93% |
3.21c | 14 | 8.43% |
3.31 | 7 | 4.22% |
1.44 | 5 | 3.01% |
1.47 | 5 | 3.01% |
1.49 | 2 | 1.20% |
3.21 | 2 | 1.20% |
Other | 3 | 1.81% |
ModusMail (114 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
4.35.480.0 | 35 | 30.70% |
3.2.315.0 | 17 | 14.91% |
4.35.477.0 | 12 | 10.53% |
4.3.459.0 | 9 | 7.89% |
4.35.480.11 | 7 | 6.14% |
3.1.302.0 | 7 | 6.14% |
4.1.361.21 | 4 | 3.51% |
4.1.361.0 | 4 | 3.51% |
4.2.420.0 | 4 | 3.51% |
3.1.293.1 | 2 | 1.75% |
4.2.425.4 | 2 | 1.75% |
4.2.420.1 | 2 | 1.75% |
4.0.340.0 | 2 | 1.75% |
Other | 7 | 6.14% |
MessageWall (76 servers) |
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Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
1.0.8 | 58 | 76.32% |
1.0.11 | 16 | 21.05% |
1.1.0 | 2 | 2.63% |
Other | 0 | 0.00% |
WebSTAR (74 servers) |
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|
Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
Other | 74 | 100.00% |
MAILsweeper (68 servers) |
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|
Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
4.3.20.0 | 18 | 26.47% |
4.3.19.0 | 10 | 14.71% |
4.3.17.0 | 10 | 14.71% |
4.3.14.0 | 8 | 11.76% |
4.3.1.0 | 7 | 10.29% |
4.2.10.0 | 5 | 7.35% |
4.3.12.0 | 3 | 4.41% |
4.3.10.0 | 2 | 2.94% |
4.3.6.0 | 2 | 2.94% |
4.2.1.0 | 1 | 1.47% |
4.2.5.0 | 1 | 1.47% |
4.1.5.0 | 1 | 1.47% |
Other | 0 | 0.00% |
OpenVMS (28 servers) |
 |
|
Version |
Number of Servers |
Percent |
8.3 | 13 | 46.43% |
7.3 | 8 | 28.57% |
8.2 | 4 | 14.29% |
7.2 | 2 | 7.14% |
6.1 | 1 | 3.57% |
Other | 0 | 0.00% |