On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Skaag Argonius wrote:
The way I see it, all the software is already there. You have daemontools, qpsmtpd, qmail's various components, vpopmail with mysql, or the ldap version even, maildrop, spamassassin, a slew of really nice plugins, antivirus plugins, and you even have smtp authentication to allow customers to send mail through qpsmtpd. Maybe we should pick up the glove, and create exactly such a distribution.
As Gordon says, nearly all of this exists already in SME Server (earlier versions of which were known as "the e-smith server and gateway"). The only significant thing missing is virtual users - because SME server is also a file server, all users are real linux users, with home directories (although they do not have shell access, and can only access the directories via pop/imap/smb/etc).
A variant distribution without file server capabilities and with virtual users probably wouldn't be too hard to build, and might be a better use for your spare cycles than starting from scratch.
Regards Charlie (SME Server Lead Developer)
