MailScanner Development

Jerry Benton jerry.benton at mailborder.com
Tue Oct 21 13:27:45 UTC 2025


Maarten,

I started a new thread. Don’t reply to the old one. It keeps triggering admin approval because the subject matches a thread.

So, here is the history:


  *   Julian Field created the original MailScanner
  *   He walked away and I took over the project.
  *   I dragged MailScanner into the current era by rewriting it and releasing v5. I did this because my product used MailScanner.
  *   I rewrote Mailborder (my commercial product) dropping MailScanner in favor of a more modern C and PHP based product.
  *   Since I have to focus on Mailborder, I stopped actively developing MailScanner. (no time)
  *   Shawn Iverson took over the primary development of MailScanner, but I still own the project. Since Shawn created the eFA Project, he has a vested interest in MailScanner development.
  *   Shawn has moved along in his career and does not have the time he had before. (I am assuming.)
  *   Mark Sapiro is involved, but he mostly focuses on Mailman. He helps provides answers to questions, but rarely develops MailScanner.

So, this is where we are. No one else has stepped up to help further develop MailScanner. At some point in the future I may release an open source version of Mailborder that would be a stripped down version of the commercial product. I want to give the community something, but I also have to feed my family. So …




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Jerry Benton
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