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Mail (MX) Server Survey
September 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 Queried1,921,703   100.0%
Number of Servers that didn't respond328,38317.09%
    Server didn't open socket321,17416.71%
    Server didn't provide banner7,2090.38%
Server provided banner1,593,32082.91%
Server banner identifies software in use968,14850.38%

As indicated by the above table, of the 1,921,703 servers queried, only 968,148 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
Exim539,00455.67%
Postfix313,91832.42%
Sendmail54,6305.64%
MailEnable23,2222.40%
MDaemon13,0521.35%
Microsoft12,8911.33%
IMail2,3590.24%
CommuniGate Pro1,8500.19%
WinWebMail1,2060.12%
Lotus Domino1,1950.12%
XMail1,0810.11%
Qmail Toaster8530.09%
SurgeSMTP6700.07%
Kerio5090.05%
Merak3270.03%
MagicMail2750.03%
OpenSMTPD2430.03%
ArGoSoft2320.02%
Post.Office1610.02%
Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS)1220.01%
GroupWise1210.01%
Trend Micro820.01%
InterScan VirusWall300.00%
Mirapoint300.00%
VisNetic290.00%
OpenVMS120.00%
ModusMail90.00%
WebSTAR V80.00%
Neon Mail Server70.00%
Mercury70.00%
MessageWall50.00%
Interscan30.00%
WebSTAR20.00%
NetIQ MailMarshal20.00%
MAILsweeper10.00%

Detailed Breakdown of Revisions on a Per-Server Basis

Exim (539,004 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.87337,36262.59%
4.86104,08819.31%
4.8417,0213.16%
4.8513,2092.45%
4.8012,9552.40%
4.7211,4252.12%
4.769,2771.72%
4.828,5031.58%
4.80.17,3761.37%
Other17,7883.30%

Postfix (313,918 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other313,918100.00%

Sendmail (54,630 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.14.512,88923.59%
8.14.411,61221.26%
8.13.810,23718.74%
8.13.16,06911.11%
8.14.32,9225.35%
8.15.21,6302.98%
8.14.91,6042.94%
8.14.71,3562.48%
8.12.11.200603089001.65%
8.14.25881.08%
Other4,8238.83%

MailEnable (23,222 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
9.00--2,2909.86%
8.60--1,6817.24%
8.53--1,2325.31%
6.5--1,1504.95%
1.986--9854.24%
8.51--8603.70%
8.04--6162.65%
8.60-8.60-5252.26%
5.10--5142.21%
8.50--4732.04%
8.00--4291.85%
4.26--3861.66%
9.12--3721.60%
6.0--3431.48%
7.06--3401.46%
7.0--2531.09%
7.07--2481.07%
7.50--2411.04%
Other10,28444.29%

MDaemon (13,052 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
16.0.42,24717.22%
13.5.16054.64%
11.0.35574.27%
11.0.05324.08%
13.0.45133.93%
13.0.54793.67%
15.0.34533.47%
15.5.34413.38%
16.0.24263.26%
13.6.33452.64%
16.0.13322.54%
16.0.32812.15%
12.5.62662.04%
10.0.02441.87%
12.5.42421.85%
14.5.22231.71%
10.1.22101.61%
15.5.22101.61%
10.1.01441.10%
10.1.11421.09%
14.0.31311.00%
Other4,02930.87%

Microsoft (12,891 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
6.0.3790.46758,54666.29%
7.5.7601.175141,2679.83%
6.0.3790.39599847.63%
8.5.9600.163845824.51%
6.0.3790.18302672.07%
7.0.6002.182642561.99%
8.0.9200.163842141.66%
5.0.2195.73811381.07%
5.0.2195.53291331.03%
Other5043.91%

IMail (2,359 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
12.5.4.14628211.95%
8.222008.48%
12.5.3.931998.44%
12.4.1.151867.88%
12.5.5.1151817.67%
9.231576.66%
8.151215.13%
12.3.0.1001124.75%
8.05933.94%
11.03733.09%
11.5642.71%
12.2.0.235532.25%
12.5.3.99441.87%
7.07421.78%
11.02421.78%
12.5.1.60381.61%
10.02361.53%
7.15331.40%
12.4.1.9331.40%
12.5.2.62291.23%
12.1.0.270241.02%
Other31713.44%

CommuniGate Pro (1,850 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.1.1618710.11%
6.1.111236.65%
6.1.101105.95%
6.0.11754.05%
6.0.9693.73%
5.2.20683.68%
5.4.11623.35%
6.1.8563.03%
6.1.2552.97%
6.1.7452.43%
6.1.9442.38%
6.1.5422.27%
5.3.13392.11%
5.2.3361.95%
5.0.14351.89%
5.3.15341.84%
6.0.10321.73%
4.1.8281.51%
6.1.6261.41%
5.2.16261.41%
6.1.4261.41%
6.0.7211.14%
5.1.12211.14%
5.4.8201.08%
Other57030.81%

WinWebMail (1,206 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.9.0.728723.80%
3.8.1.319616.25%
3.7.6.1887.30%
3.9.0.1816.72%
3.8.0.1766.30%
3.8.1.5645.31%
3.7.3.1584.81%
3.8.1.1504.15%
3.8.5.1494.06%
3.7.7.3463.81%
3.8.6.1413.40%
3.7.1.1332.74%
3.8.2.1282.32%
3.8.3.1211.74%
3.7.0.5131.08%
Other756.22%

Lotus Domino (1,195 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.5.3FP619916.65%
8.5.317614.73%
8.5.2534.44%
8.5.1453.77%
7.0.2433.60%
8.5383.18%
8.5.3FP4363.01%
8.5.3FP2352.93%
8.5.2FP3322.68%
8.5.3FP3322.68%
8.5.2FP4302.51%
8.5.3FP1262.18%
8.5.3FP5242.01%
8.5.1FP5211.76%
8.5.2FP2211.76%
8.0.1211.76%
7.0.3211.76%
7.0.1191.59%
8.0191.59%
7.0171.42%
6.5.1171.42%
8.5.2FP1151.26%
6.5.4141.17%
8.0.2141.17%
6.5131.09%
7.0.4121.00%
7.0.2FP2121.00%
Other19015.90%

XMail (1,081 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.2744541.17%
1.2231228.86%
1.251069.81%
1.26898.23%
1.24484.44%
1.21252.31%
1.23131.20%
1.20111.02%
Other322.96%

Qmail Toaster (853 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.378592.03%
1.03212.46%
1.2141.64%
1.03.5111.29%
Other222.58%

SurgeSMTP (670 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
7.1e-122032.84%
6.5a2-2598.81%
6.9c-1436.42%
6.7c-1365.37%
7.0c2-2365.37%
6.5a-1294.33%
5.2a-1172.54%
3.9e-1172.54%
7.2a-1172.54%
6.4a-1152.24%
6.3c2-2142.09%
6.1c-1131.94%
3.8k4-4101.49%
5.3h2-281.19%
7.1f-3271.04%
Other12919.25%

Kerio (509 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
6.7.311522.59%
6.7.0479.23%
6.6.2397.66%
6.5.2397.66%
6.5.0356.88%
6.7.2316.09%
6.6.1234.52%
6.4.1234.52%
6.7.1234.52%
6.3.1214.13%
6.5.1183.54%
6.3.0173.34%
6.6.0101.96%
6.4.0101.96%
6.1.371.38%
6.4.261.18%
6.2.061.18%
Other397.66%

Merak (327 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.0.310632.42%
8.9.14614.07%
8.5.0257.65%
7.5.2195.81%
7.4.5185.50%
8.3.8154.59%
7.6.4144.28%
7.6.1123.67%
8.3.1592.75%
7.2.072.14%
7.0.151.53%
6.1.041.22%
8.9.041.22%
6.0.841.22%
Other3911.93%

MagicMail (275 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other275100.00%

OpenSMTPD (243 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other243100.00%

ArGoSoft (232 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.8 (1.8.9.6)7532.33%
1.8 (1.8.9.5)3012.93%
1.8 (1.8.9.3)2510.78%
1.8 (1.8.9.1)2410.34%
1.8 (1.8.8.8)104.31%
1.8 (1.8.9.2)73.02%
1.8 (1.8.7.3)62.59%
1.8 (1.8.8.7)52.16%
1.8 (1.8.6.0)52.16%
1.8 (1.8.8.9)41.72%
1.8 (1.8.9.0)31.29%
1.8 (1.8.8.2)31.29%
1.8 (1.8.9.4)31.29%
1.8 (1.8.8.4)31.29%
Other2912.50%

Post.Office (161 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.2.23219.88%
4.32213.66%
3.5.32113.04%
4.1.2.41911.80%
4.2.1.395.59%
3.9.2.363.73%
4.1.153.11%
4.0.142.48%
3.1.2J42.48%
4.2.1.142.48%
3.8.7.431.86%
3.1.231.86%
3.5.3J21.24%
3.5.421.24%
3.6.221.24%
4.1.2.321.24%
4.1.0.321.24%
4.1.0.221.24%
3.9.1.221.24%
3.9.221.24%
4.221.24%
Other116.83%

Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS) (122 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other122100.00%

GroupWise (121 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
14.2.02117.36%
14.2.11714.05%
7.0.3108.26%
14.0.1108.26%
14.0.286.61%
14.0.086.61%
6.5.764.96%
8.0.364.96%
7.0.454.13%
7.0.243.31%
8.0.243.31%
6.0.332.48%
7.0.132.48%
12.0.121.65%
6.5.421.65%
12.0.321.65%
6.0.221.65%
12.0.221.65%
Other64.96%

Trend Micro (82 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.72834.15%
5.181619.51%
5.51518.29%
7.078.54%
7.144.88%
7.544.88%
8.533.66%
3.5322.44%
8.5.211.22%
9.011.22%
811.22%
Other00.00%

InterScan VirusWall (30 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other30100.00%

Mirapoint (30 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.4.3-GA516.67%
4.4.5-GA413.33%
4.4.2a-FCS310.00%
4.3.6-GA310.00%
4.3.5-GA26.67%
3.10.10a-GA26.67%
4.4.4-GA26.67%
4.4.7-GA26.67%
4.1.10-GA26.67%
4.1.9-GA13.33%
4.4.5a-GA13.33%
3.7.5a-GA13.33%
4.3.3-GA13.33%
4.4.6-GA13.33%
Other00.00%

VisNetic (29 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
9.3.2.0931.03%
5.0.2.326.90%
6.2.2.026.90%
5.5.8.326.90%
9.1.4.126.90%
8.0.313.45%
8.3.0.113.45%
5.8.6.613.45%
8.5.0.513.45%
8.0.3.113.45%
9.1.4.013.45%
7.6.1.013.45%
5.0.2.013.45%
9.1.4.1 provided by Techfount Systems Pte Ltd13.45%
8.5.0.813.45%
5.3.5.013.45%
7.2.4.113.45%
Other00.00%

OpenVMS (12 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
8.4541.67%
7.3433.33%
8.3325.00%
Other00.00%

ModusMail (9 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.35.477.0555.56%
4.1.361.21222.22%
3.2.315.0111.11%
4.35.477.8111.11%
Other00.00%

WebSTAR V (8 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
5.4.1562.50%
5.4.0225.00%
5.3.4112.50%
Other00.00%

Neon Mail Server (7 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.1.2228.57%
3.0.7228.57%
3.1.0228.57%
3.1.4114.29%
Other00.00%

Mercury (7 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.32342.86%
1.48228.57%
3.21114.29%
4.x114.29%
Other00.00%

MessageWall (5 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
1.0.85100.00%
Other00.00%

Interscan (3 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
3.5 (build 1294)133.33%
3.8-Build_3013133.33%
3.8-Build_1080133.33%
Other00.00%

WebSTAR (2 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
Other2100.00%

NetIQ MailMarshal (2 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
6.0.3.8150.00%
5.5.6.7150.00%
Other00.00%

MAILsweeper (1 servers)

Version Number of Servers Percent
4.3.20.01100.00%
Other00.00%




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