> Sure. Install any linux distro which should come with a recent version of > sendmail and pop/imap servers. Give it an ip/dns address. Then add your > users, set passwords, and you're good. That should work out of the box > with most distros. Some may advise against sendmail as it can be a bear
There are pros and cons to Exchange. As a groupware solution it's very powerful. For just email though? Research by me and my clients (post-implementation) shows that Linux mail solutions usually beat Exchange when it comes to TCO. I'm working on a project right now for a client to create a "black box" Linux mail service that hooks directly into AD. No muss, no fuss. Indeed, once we have AD integration setup there is *no* administration needed. (Admins don't even need to create maildirs. The server does everything silently.) This simple solution goes to show that over time the TCO of a well though-out Linux solution can approach zero while the TCO of Exchange can and does often remain high. (But not always!) The major problem I've seen so far is not a fear of Linux but simple management inertia. --- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA 225-343-3056 http://www.puryear-it.com Author of "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" Download your free copy: http://www.puryear-it.com/manage-linux.htm
