eric wrote:
>
> ; what machine is necessary. (alpha preferable)
> ; what distribution is necessary. (minimum install ie no X)
>
> strip down a linux dist or make one yourself.
Or just install FreeBSD 3.3 and select User only.
http://www.freebsd.org
(Or OpenBSD, DJB uses it, http://www.openbsd.org)
> ; can I split up the pop and smtp and imap servers to different machines?
>
> let me know what you get on this.
Check out qmail-ldap with clustering. Will support IMAP as soon as
Sam gets his thinggie ready for public consumtion.
http://www.nrg4u.com (qmail-ldap)
--
Andre