Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-16 Thread Carey Evans
Dirk Kievith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [snip] Any idea where I can check out qmail? There's an experimental unreleased package under projects/experimental (or something) on most Debian mirrors. Also see URL:http://www.qmail.org/ for more information in general. There's basically just one

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-16 Thread Lorens Kockum
On Wed, Oct 15, 1997 at 10:36:11PM +0500, Dirk Kievith wrote: What I would need is a support for multiple email users on one or two machines, like Pegasus Mail. The kind of thing they implement in a college I suppose. Thus password protected login would also be necessary. Pegasus does not

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-15 Thread Dirk Kievith
Carey, thanks for your information: At 21:28 14.10.1997 +1300, Carey wrote: You could use qmail, exim, sendmail or smail, or maybe another, not necessarily in that order. I use and like qmail, despite the author's attitude and the fact that there's no real Debian package. Any idea where I can

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-15 Thread Dirk Kievith
At 13:28 14.10.1997 -0400, Matthew wrote: - Can one have a Linux server and W95 pc's as clients. Linux has brilliant Windoze support. i'd even go as far to say it's one of it's most valuable features when speaking of an office intranet. What exactly do you want Linux to serve, or do

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-15 Thread Dirk Kievith
At 11:22 14.10.1997 -0500, Mark wrote: smail is the Debian preference and would probably be suitable for your intranet. on the other hand, sendmail is equally suitable and is still easy to configure. Is there a basic difference between smail and sendmail? Linux has brilliant Windoze support.

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-15 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Dirk Kievith wrote: At 11:22 14.10.1997 -0500, Mark wrote: smail is the Debian preference and would probably be suitable for your intranet. on the other hand, sendmail is equally suitable and is still easy to configure. Is there a basic difference between smail and

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-15 Thread Jack Holt
At 02:45 PM 10/15/97 +0500, Dirk Kievith wrote: Internet Explorer 4.0 Active Desktop is quickly invading the `Dozer realm shudder, but there is Eudora, or the stalwart Navigator or others. I agree with your shudder. IE4 appears to be only uninstalled by a reformatting of the HD. Eudora is very

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-15 Thread Dirk Kievith
At 09:27 15.10.1997, Jack wrote: At 02:45 PM 10/15/97 +0500, Dirk Kievith wrote: Internet Explorer 4.0 Active Desktop is quickly invading the `Dozer realm shudder, but there is Eudora, or the stalwart Navigator or others. I agree with your shudder. IE4 appears to be only uninstalled by a

Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-14 Thread Dirk Kievith
I have recently subscribe to this list and I would like to have some preliminary advice before I install debian 1.3.1 My knowlegde of Unix and Linux is scant: some user experience with HP-UX. At present I am running W95 and appplications on a 486, 16 MB. I have a dial-up connection to the ISP

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-14 Thread Carey Evans
Dirk Kievith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My purpose is to set up a small *intranet*, with about 2-3 machines to start with, to offer email and web-browsing facilities to multiple users. Which means multiple email accounts etc. My main querry is how to go about it: - which e-mail software,

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-14 Thread m*
Dirk Kievith wrote: My purpose is to set up a small *intranet*, with about 2-3 machines to start with, to offer email and web-browsing facilities to multiple users. My main querry is how to go about it: - which e-mail software, smail is the Debian preference and would probably be

Re: Linux as a mail and intranetserver

1997-10-14 Thread Matthew Tebbens
On Tue, 14 Oct 1997, m* wrote: Dirk Kievith wrote: My purpose is to set up a small *intranet*, with about 2-3 machines to start with, to offer email and web-browsing facilities to multiple users. My main querry is how to go about it: - which e-mail software, smail is the