# What software and OS did Clinton's email server utilize?

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**Created:** [March 29, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-software-and-os-did-clintons-email-server-utilize/716284 "2015-03-29T18:14:30Z")\
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I’ve been looking through the various news reports. Lots of hyperbole and angst. [Gasp, she’s wiped her server.](http://news.yahoo.com/did-hillary-scrub-her-private-server-sometime-month-022005414.html)Has any reporter actually researched and gotten specifics? The OS and software? Yeah, I know its asking a lot to expect a modern day reporter to provide pertinent details. Hyperbole is so much easier and sells better. But accidents do happen. 😃

Linux is the cheapest option. Ubuntu is extremely good and comes with Postfix and Dovecot. Theres quite a few Linux options.

I’d assume of course the Clintons had a technical staff member set this up. I can’t see Hillary managing a server on her own.

Has the OS and server been reported?

[Wikipedia list of email servers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mail_servers)

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> According to one survey, sendmail, Microsoft Exchange Server, Postfix, and Exim together control over 85% of market share for SMTP service in 2010.

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The login URL was published by Gawker, and it’s plain that she’s running a MS Exchange server on Windows Server 2008 R2.

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I hadn’t seen the Gawker article. Thanks.

I’ll search around for that article.