To the OP, On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, [iso-8859-1] Nasimuddin Ansari wrote:
> we can observe here that almost all BIG installation > are on qmail, why exim or postfix is prefarable? (Is > it really preferable for a new mail server > installation, if started from scatch?). From this > discussion, can one conclude that qmail must be choice > of mail server out of sendmail/exim/postfix etc. > Yes qmail is a preferable Mail Server from security point of view but exim/postfix are easier to setup. Qmail is more difficult to setup and maintain and the biggest drawback is that for anything extra you need you have to patch qmail with third party patches. Exim and Postfix are more modern in design. But Still I prefer qmail for production servers due to its sheer efficiency and security reasons. For more information on qmail I would suggest going through http://lifewithqmail.org, http://cr.yp.to and qmail.org. > How can we provide web based access with qmail, like > yahoo or homail of email provides. I would suggest that you read more about SMTP/IMAP/POP3. Wrt qmail: What you need is a Mail Server or an MTA, which is qmail in this case. You need to setup qmail for sending mail and receiving mail which is then delivered to a users Mailbox( which can be mbox or Maildir or Mailbox format). Then you need a MUA which can be a desktop client or a webbased one. You need either an IMAP or a POP3 server for that. For providing web based access to mails you would need a webbased email client like squirrelmail or IMP or sqwebmail or likewise. There are other components of a mail server like if you want to block spam, filter viruses and provide SMTP auth for roaming users, TLS support, LDAP support, mail forwarding, virtual domains and other stuff. I would suggest that you select the MTA you want to use and then follow documentation for your requirements. -- Animesh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Animesh Bansriyar, CTO | NeoLinux Solutions, Ranchi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.neolinuxsolutions.com +91.9835121607 | Driving Technology Through Linux -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linux Intranet/Internet Solutions and Services ------------------------------------------------------- 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
