On Thursday 18 November 2004 10:35, Eric Scott wrote: > On Wednesday 17 November 2004 08:35, Rene Borchers wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I think you should have a look at the courier site > > http://www.courier-mta.org/intro.html > > > > it looks like it could be the solution to you problem. > > > > mandrake has: > > Name : courier-imap-pop > > Version : 2.1.2 > > Release : 1mdk > > Group : System/Servers > > Size : 66007 Architecture: i586 > > Source RPM : courier-imap-2.1.2-1mdk.src.rpm Build Host: > > klama.mandrake.org > > Packager : Oden Eriksson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > URL : http://www.courier-mta.org > > Summary : Courier-IMAP POP servers > > Description : > > This package contains the POP servers of the Courier-IMAP > > server suite. > > Name : courier-imap-pop > > Version : 2.1.2 > > Release : 1mdk > > Group : System/Servers > > Size : 66007 Architecture: i586 > > Source RPM : courier-imap-2.1.2-1mdk.src.rpm Build Host: > > klama.mandrake.org > > Packager : Oden Eriksson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > URL : http://www.courier-mta.org > > Summary : Courier-IMAP POP servers > > Description : > > This package contains the POP servers of the Courier-IMAP > > server suite. > > > > On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 17:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I shoulda done a little more research before posting; I realize > > > now that Sendmail isn't what I need. Okay, so I need a POP3 server. > > > Only a POP3 server; the corporation I'm setting this up for will have > > > it's own SMTP server. Any recommendations for POP3 servers > > > (Open-source, preferably)? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > SigmaChi > > Okay, so I got the Courier POP3 server installed. Now what? Lol, I was > raised on Mac, and have only been using Linux for a couple years... when > there's no webmin module I'm stuck. Who/what/wen/where/how do I configure > it? > Thanx, > SigmaChi
Courier requires mail to be in Maildir directories, which is not the standard format for a Linux mail spool. In order to get it into Maildir format some MTA (Mail Transfer Agent needs to have put it there) Postfix can do that, as can Procmail. The alternative imap-2004 POP3 server uses standard mailspool files, but again, an MTA has to put the mail into the spool files.. There is a set up file for courier-imap in your /etc/courier folder, but really there is no change from default configuration needed. The POP3 server will expect to find the mail in a folder in each users home directory called ~/Maildir The inside of the Maildir folder has a special structure which is set up by an application called maildirmake++ All of this is described in the mailserver tutorial on my home page since courier-imap is what I use myself. However the imap-2004 POP3 server is easier to set up. There is no need to create special directory structures. However I am still not clear how you intend to get the mail into this mail server, since you said in a previous post that your client has a Windows SMTP server which he intends to retain. POP3 is a protocol for getting mail **out** of a server. How does it get **in** in the first place? derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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