[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Dan Johansson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> I'm about to setup a Courier mailsystem for a small Company (~50 >> accounts). I want to use virtual mail accounts on this system. I was >> thinking about either a ldap or MySQL backend for authentication. So >> my question is: Which backend to use, ldap or MySQL? I would >> appreciate some advice/suggestions/"horror stories"/"success >> stories"/pro/cons of the two methods. > > For only 50 accounts, I would bypass both and use the > built-in userdb. I am using it with ~1000 accounts (~300 > active) with no problems. >
I have to differ with the recommendation. I would use MySQL with Quica or something like it. It makes managing the accounts much easier. Especially with such a small installation, the less of your time you spend managing the server, the better. I have also used UserDB for accounts, for about 200 accounts. It wasn't too bad, as I scripted most of it. But MySQL is no harder to set up, so why not? And then add a nice web GUI front-end for account maintenance, and now it's so easy, our HR person adds most of the accounts when she is getting their paperwork filled out on their first day on the job. Not that she's not smart, it's just that having a non-techie set up email makes my job much easier. > Userdb has the advantage of being extremely easy to configure > and manage. If you grow to thousands of accounts, you might > see performance problems, but then you could migrate to ldap or MySQL. > Agreed, but I lost a bit when I did the migration to MySQL. If you're starting off, you might as well start off right. > I have a server I am currently testing that is using ldap. > It works very well, but if you are not familiar with ldap, > there is a VERY steep learning curve. The advantage is that > it is fast (if you index it correctly), scaleable (I've > tested with over 200,000 accounts), and it can be used for > authentication with other services as well. I think that's the key to LDAP. If you use it for other stuff, then use it. If it's only for Courier, it's overkill, IMHO. > > Bowie ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
