Thanks suresh As u suggested i will try following -Exim as MDA -procmail as MDA -squirrelmail as web interface to procmail (I m right?) -fetchmail -not required -because i m on permanent link with static IP. -imap for IMAP and POP3 -ldap for user database/address -no proxy POINT me if i m interpreting somethiong wrong.
--- Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nasimuddin Ansari writes on 10/27/2003 3:53 AM: > > > MAIL TRANSPORT AGENT > > -------------------- > > which one should be choosen ( I m starting > > installation from scract. We need web as well as > > client based access of mail server) > > choice:sendmail/qmail/postfix/exim/any-other > > try exim or postfix - they are "easy" and flexible > > > MAIL DELIVERY AGENT: > > -------------------- > > choice:Squirellmail/procmail/spamsassion/Any_other > > procmail is a mail delivery agent > spamassasin is a spam filtering app > squirrelmail is a webmail program > > When installing you can go with the defaults I > guess. > > Your main headache will be provisioning users on > this - so try > http://www.silverwraith.com/vexim/ or something > similar. > > > MAIL USER AGENT > > --------------- > > Choice fot text based :mutt/pine/Any_other > > Choice fot web based:netscape/mozill/Any_other > > Choice fot client based > > :Balsa/evolution/Kmail/MozillaMail > > leave that to your users ... > > > Is required to grab local user mail from central > > server on local mail server? > > [local mail server connected over permanent wan > link] > > permanent link with static IP? then dont waste time > with fetchmail. set > a hostname with mx and A records > localserver.domain.com or whatever, and > set mail to be delivered to the users on this > server. > > > To provide pop services on local mail server. > > Choice: qpopper/imap/Any_other > > courier imap - does pop3 and imap > needs to read mail from ~/Maildir/ (so you will have > to set exim (say) > to deliver to /home/username/maildir/) > > > What method i can use to authenticate mail users > to > > access mail server. Is it fine to use /etc/passwd > for > > 500 users. In this case how can i maintain address > > book at mail serve? Is ldap can be used? If yse > how? > > easier to use ldap / some variety of sql for this + > user passwords etc > > > In spite of above, will thete be any requirement > of > > proxy server to be runned on mail server, like > squid > > etc. > > No - why do you want a proxy for this? In fact it > is better if you dont > install a proxy on your mailserver. > > suresh > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net > Donation Program. > Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the > Open > Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us > add new > features and functionality. Click here: > http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
