2008/5/10 Robert Lazzurs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 5:49 PM, Roland Ward > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Message: 1 > >> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:29:20 +0100 > >> From: "Andrew Barber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: [Scottish] IMAP Server > >> To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Message-ID: > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > >> > >> Hey guys,I am just looking for a couple of suggestions on good IMAP > Server > >> software. We was looking over DOVECOT recently, but just wondered what > you > >> guys thought of that and others that are out there. > >> > >> Thanks :) > >> > >> > > > > Dovecot is good but so we also use Courier happily. I haven't found an > > overriding reason to use one over the other - they both just work and can > > authenticate against different sources. Anything to just get people off > Pop3 > > servers! > > I can second both Dovecot and Courier. I have used courier to deal > with the email platforms of various ISP's and other clients and it has > always fitted in very well, mostly due to it's very flexable > authentication backend. It's proxy support can also make migration > trivial. > > > I'd also mention Cyrus. Ok it's a bit of a black box solution and not as > > straightforward to administer as the others but it handles shared folders > > really well and has a very powerful set of ACLs which is why I've seen > many > > of the groupware type mail products chose it for a backend. > > Cyrus I can also second, mostly as a solution for office email, it > works very well in that situation thanks to the above mentioned ACL > support on shared folders. However it not using standard maildirs can > be another pain to migrate away from. > > However if the office thing is what you are looking for you might want > to think about groupware solutions and what IMAP server can fit in > best with those. > > Hope this has been helpful :) >
Thanks very much guys, will be sure to checkout the alternatives suggested. :) -- Andrew Alexander Barber _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
