On Aug 28, 2007 09:30:42, Steve Holdoway wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:14:39 +1200
> Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [snip]
> > about such service. My answer lies in using my own domain and addresses
> > though I'm not convinced I can get better reliability via this route, at
> > least I would no longer be tied to a particular ISP. It is cost issues
> > that stop me doing so.
If you do decide to set up a mail server, as well as the software
Steve's suggested, check out the alternatives I've mentioned below.
I'm not saying these are "better", just that they're what I use and it
can't harm to check out a few different packages for each job :)
> sendmail - receive your email
> . clam av milter - virus checking
> . MailWasher Server - anti-spam ( well, I did have to, didn't I! - free
> optional FirstAlert! licenses on request )
Postfix - in my experience faster and easier to configure, with a better
security track record.
> procmail - local mail delivery
> courier - locall access to your mail
I use Dovecot + deliver rather than Courier + procmail, but I've used
Courier in the past and beyond being a little more nasty to configure,
it does the job.
> apache - to support....
Apache is overkill here IMHO. I'd use lighttpd.
> squirrelmail - web based mail server ( ugly but indestructable )
I have to beg to differ on 'indestructable'. Squirrelmail is one of the
worst pieces of software I've ever encountered in terms of security. Of
course, you can just hide it behind web-server authentication in which
case no-one can get at it to exploit it anyway, if you're only using it
yourself. Personally, I use Horde for webmail, which is unfortunately
also PHP but at least has a bit better security track record.
> ssl - use self signed certificated to encrypt your smtp, pop3, imap, http
> streams
Absolutely!
Jasper
