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Mail (MX) Server Survey
April 1st, 2016

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 Queried2,294,826   100.0%
Number of Servers that didn't respond423,69018.46%
    Server didn't open socket415,05718.09%
    Server didn't provide banner8,6330.38%
Server provided banner1,871,13681.54%
Server banner identifies software in use1,114,71748.58%

As indicated by the above table, of the 2,294,826 servers queried, only 1,114,717 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
Exim604,93154.27%
Postfix364,47032.70%
Sendmail67,4796.05%
MailEnable27,3622.45%
Microsoft19,5551.75%
MDaemon16,0391.44%
IMail3,3290.30%
CommuniGate Pro2,1870.20%
Lotus Domino1,7790.16%
WinWebMail1,6020.14%
XMail1,3660.12%
Qmail Toaster1,0670.10%
SurgeSMTP7980.07%
Kerio6730.06%
Merak4320.04%
ArGoSoft3020.03%
OpenSMTPD2610.02%
MagicMail2380.02%
Post.Office2040.02%
Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS)1730.02%
GroupWise1640.01%
Trend Micro1020.01%
InterScan VirusWall550.00%
Mirapoint380.00%
VisNetic340.00%
OpenVMS150.00%
Mercury130.00%
WebSTAR V120.00%
ModusMail110.00%
Interscan100.00%
Neon Mail Server60.00%
MessageWall60.00%
NetIQ MailMarshal20.00%
WebSTAR10.00%
MAILsweeper10.00%

Detailed Breakdown of Revisions on a Per-Server Basis

Exim (604,931 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.86470,09677.71%
4.8530,6625.07%
4.7216,1312.67%
4.8015,0352.49%
4.8413,4392.22%
4.7611,8121.95%
4.8211,0501.83%
4.80.110,9191.80%
4.86.28,3521.38%
Other17,4352.88%

Postfix (364,470 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other364,470100.00%

Sendmail (67,479 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.14.514,90322.09%
8.14.413,63420.20%
8.13.813,21419.58%
8.13.17,97911.82%
8.14.34,1116.09%
8.14.92,1133.13%
8.14.71,5552.30%
8.12.11.200603081,3652.02%
8.15.21,2981.92%
8.14.27801.16%
Other6,5279.67%

MailEnable (27,362 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.60--2,3198.48%
9.00--1,8076.60%
6.5--1,6145.90%
8.53--1,5115.52%
1.986--1,3644.99%
8.51--1,0573.86%
8.04--7512.74%
5.10--7072.58%
8.60-8.60-6462.36%
8.50--6332.31%
4.26--5351.96%
8.00--5251.92%
7.06--4901.79%
6.0--4811.76%
7.0--3311.21%
7.07--3151.15%
7.50--3101.13%
8.55--2951.08%
6.57--2931.07%
8.60--8.602881.05%
6.70--2851.04%
Other10,80539.49%

Microsoft (19,555 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
6.0.3790.467513,58169.45%
7.5.7601.175141,6448.41%
6.0.3790.39591,5918.14%
8.5.9600.163845893.01%
6.0.3790.18304172.13%
7.0.6002.182643861.97%
8.0.9200.163842691.38%
5.0.2195.73812231.14%
Other8554.37%

MDaemon (16,039 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
15.5.31,92912.03%
16.0.01,1227.00%
15.0.39335.82%
11.0.37434.63%
13.5.16974.35%
11.0.06734.20%
13.0.46053.77%
13.0.55953.71%
15.5.25773.60%
13.6.33812.38%
12.5.63512.19%
15.5.13412.13%
10.0.03081.92%
12.5.43001.87%
10.1.22711.69%
14.5.22541.58%
14.0.32141.33%
10.1.12141.33%
10.1.02061.28%
14.5.31811.13%
9.6.61691.05%
13.0.21691.05%
9.6.11651.03%
Other4,64128.94%

IMail (3,329 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
12.5.4.14647114.15%
8.223289.85%
12.5.3.932968.89%
12.4.1.152397.18%
9.232226.67%
12.3.0.1001805.41%
8.151624.87%
8.051364.09%
12.4.2.271093.27%
12.2.0.235972.91%
11.5892.67%
11.03852.55%
12.5.3.99702.10%
12.5.1.60591.77%
12.5.2.62521.56%
12.4.1.9521.56%
10.02511.53%
7.07501.50%
11.02491.47%
7.15441.32%
12.1.0.270421.26%
Other44613.40%

CommuniGate Pro (2,187 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.1.1623210.61%
6.1.81145.21%
6.0.111024.66%
6.1.9934.25%
6.0.9873.98%
6.1.7853.89%
5.4.11843.84%
5.2.20733.34%
6.1.5733.34%
6.1.2592.70%
6.1.6532.42%
6.0.10462.10%
5.3.13452.06%
5.2.3452.06%
5.3.15431.97%
5.0.14431.97%
4.1.8401.83%
6.0.7371.69%
6.1.4341.55%
5.2.16281.28%
6.0.5261.19%
5.4.8261.19%
5.1.12251.14%
6.0.8221.01%
Other67230.73%

Lotus Domino (1,779 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.5.3FP628415.96%
8.5.326014.61%
8.5.2834.67%
8.5.1643.60%
7.0.2613.43%
8.5573.20%
8.5.3FP3532.98%
8.5.3FP2522.92%
8.5.2FP4482.70%
8.5.2FP3452.53%
8.5.3FP4402.25%
7.0.3392.19%
8.5.3FP1382.14%
8.5.2FP2362.02%
8.5.3FP5351.97%
7.0.1321.80%
8.0.1301.69%
8.0271.52%
7.0261.46%
6.5.1251.41%
8.5.1FP5231.29%
6.5.3221.24%
6.5.4201.12%
6.5201.12%
8.5.2FP1191.07%
Other34019.11%

WinWebMail (1,602 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.9.0.733120.66%
3.8.1.326416.48%
3.7.6.11257.80%
3.9.0.11187.37%
3.8.0.11116.93%
3.8.1.5865.37%
3.7.3.1754.68%
3.8.5.1704.37%
3.8.1.1684.24%
3.7.7.3553.43%
3.8.6.1543.37%
3.7.1.1442.75%
3.8.2.1382.37%
3.8.3.1241.50%
3.7.5.1221.37%
3.8.3.3191.19%
3.9.0.5181.12%
3.7.0.5171.06%
Other633.93%

XMail (1,366 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.2756341.22%
1.2237627.53%
1.2514810.83%
1.261158.42%
1.24564.10%
1.21322.34%
1.23171.24%
1.20141.02%
Other453.29%

Qmail Toaster (1,067 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.399993.63%
1.2181.69%
1.03.5131.22%
1.03111.03%
Other262.44%

SurgeSMTP (798 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
7.1e-120625.81%
6.5a2-28811.03%
6.9c-1749.27%
6.7c-1506.27%
7.0c2-2465.76%
6.5a-1313.88%
6.3c2-2243.01%
3.9e-1202.51%
6.4a-1192.38%
6.1c-1182.26%
5.2a-1172.13%
3.8k4-4162.01%
7.1f-32131.63%
5.3h2-2121.50%
7.1f-9111.38%
4.0u4-4101.25%
Other14317.92%

Kerio (673 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
6.7.314221.10%
6.7.07711.44%
6.6.2598.77%
6.5.2497.28%
6.5.0446.54%
6.7.2405.94%
6.4.1334.90%
6.6.1314.61%
6.7.1263.86%
6.3.1253.71%
6.5.1223.27%
6.4.0182.67%
6.3.0172.53%
6.6.0121.78%
6.4.2111.63%
6.1.391.34%
6.2.071.04%
Other517.58%

Merak (432 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.0.314232.87%
8.9.16013.89%
8.5.0306.94%
8.3.8245.56%
7.4.5225.09%
7.5.2214.86%
7.6.4173.94%
7.6.1133.01%
7.0.1122.78%
8.3.15102.31%
7.2.081.85%
7.4.271.62%
8.9.051.16%
6.0.851.16%
Other5612.96%

ArGoSoft (302 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.8 (1.8.9.6)9431.13%
1.8 (1.8.9.5)4013.25%
1.8 (1.8.9.3)3310.93%
1.8 (1.8.9.1)3110.26%
1.8 (1.8.8.7)165.30%
1.8 (1.8.8.8)144.64%
1.8 (1.8.9.2)82.65%
1.8 (1.8.7.3)61.99%
1.8 (1.8.9.4)61.99%
1.8 (1.8.6.0)61.99%
1.8 (1.8.8.2)41.32%
1.8 (1.8.8.9)41.32%
Other4013.25%

OpenSMTPD (261 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other261100.00%

MagicMail (238 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other238100.00%

Post.Office (204 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.2.24421.57%
4.32612.75%
3.5.32612.75%
4.1.2.42311.27%
4.2.1.394.41%
4.0.162.94%
3.1.2J62.94%
3.9.2.362.94%
4.2.1.162.94%
4.1.152.45%
4.1.0.252.45%
3.5.3J41.96%
4.241.96%
3.9.231.47%
4.1.2.331.47%
3.1.231.47%
3.5.131.47%
Other2210.78%

Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS) (173 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other173100.00%

GroupWise (164 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
14.2.03018.29%
14.0.11710.37%
8.0.31710.37%
6.5.7159.15%
7.0.3137.93%
14.0.2106.10%
14.0.095.49%
7.0.274.27%
8.0.274.27%
7.0.453.05%
6.0.442.44%
6.5.431.83%
6.5.631.83%
7.0.131.83%
8.0.121.22%
12.0.421.22%
6.0.321.22%
12.0.121.22%
6.5.521.22%
12.0.021.22%
6.0.221.22%
12.0.221.22%
Other53.05%

Trend Micro (102 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.74039.22%
5.51918.63%
5.181817.65%
7.01110.78%
7.143.92%
8.532.94%
3.5321.96%
7.521.96%
Other32.94%

InterScan VirusWall (55 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other55100.00%

Mirapoint (38 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.4.3-GA718.42%
4.3.6-GA513.16%
4.4.5-GA410.53%
4.4.2a-FCS37.89%
4.3.5-GA37.89%
4.3.3-GA25.26%
3.10.10a-GA25.26%
4.4.4-GA25.26%
4.1.10-GA25.26%
4.4.7-GA25.26%
4.1.9-GA12.63%
4.4.5a-GA12.63%
3.7.5a-GA12.63%
3.8.4-GA12.63%
3.10.2-GA12.63%
4.4.6-GA12.63%
Other00.00%

VisNetic (34 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
9.3.2.0823.53%
9.1.4.1411.76%
6.2.2.038.82%
5.0.2.338.82%
7.6.1.025.88%
5.5.8.325.88%
8.5.0.825.88%
5.3.5.025.88%
8.0.312.94%
8.3.0.112.94%
5.8.6.612.94%
8.5.0.512.94%
8.0.3.112.94%
9.1.4.012.94%
5.0.2.012.94%
9.1.4.1 provided by Techfount Systems Pte Ltd12.94%
Other00.00%

OpenVMS (15 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.4533.33%
8.3533.33%
7.3533.33%
Other00.00%

Mercury (13 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.32753.85%
1.48430.77%
3.2117.69%
4.x17.69%
Other00.00%

WebSTAR V (12 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.4.1650.00%
5.4.0433.33%
5.3.418.33%
5.3.218.33%
Other00.00%

ModusMail (11 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.35.477.0654.55%
4.1.361.21218.18%
3.2.315.019.09%
4.35.477.819.09%
3.1.302.019.09%
Other00.00%

Interscan (10 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.81-Build_1084220.00%
3.81-Build_1022220.00%
3.55 (build 1029)220.00%
3.5 (build 1294)110.00%
3.8-Build_3013110.00%
3.53 (build 2013)110.00%
3.55 (build 1016)110.00%
Other00.00%

Neon Mail Server (6 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.0.7233.33%
3.1.0233.33%
3.1.4116.67%
3.1.2116.67%
Other00.00%

MessageWall (6 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.0.86100.00%
Other00.00%

NetIQ MailMarshal (2 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.5.6.5150.00%
5.5.6.7150.00%
Other00.00%

WebSTAR (1 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other1100.00%

MAILsweeper (1 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.3.20.01100.00%
Other00.00%




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