David Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > With the venture of building this new machine, I am faced with the > possible advantages of switching to an IMAP system and was > interested in hearing from people who might not mind sharing their > opinions about why they chosem POP3 or IMAP, whether they use mbox > files or Maildir, and which MTA they prefer.
[...] > I have been thinking about leaving qmail and going to Exim, but I > haven't given Courier or Postfix enough consideration yet. > > Any feedback and/or suggestions would be really appreciated FWIW, I'll give you my personal preferences on the above. These choices are really unrelated to TMDA, as TMDA should work equally well with any combination you choose, with the exception of a Sendmail-based system. MTA: qmail seems to have the best "virtual user" capabilities with packages like vmailmgr and vpopmail. If this is very important to you, you might want to stick with qmail. Otherwise, Postfix is my current MTA of choice. I switched to Postfix last September after using qmail for over 6 years, and have been very happy with it. Postfix serves all my needs yet is still "simple" enough that I feel I have a clear understanding of how it works, and how to leverage its capabilities. It is also actively developed by someone who is generally amenable to suggestions and patches. Exim looks powerful, but its overwhelming number of features and complex configuration turned me off. Exim's security track record is also not squeaky clean like Postfix and qmail's are. Courier (based on qmail) looks promising, but its author is difficult to work with (IMO), and development progress and responsiveness tends to be a bit slow for my tastes. Sendmail is an abomination that I wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy. POP3 vs. IMAP: This depends on your needs. IMAP is a storage protocol, whilst POP3 is a retrieval protocol. If you don't mind your users storing mail on the server, IMAP is probably more versatile. mbox vs. Maildir: This is an easy one for me since I don't like losing mail. mbox files are not safe or reliable, and Maildir is. Case closed. For Maildir-based IMAP servers there is Courier-IMAP, which I've used. I've also heard good things about Binc IMAP (http://www.bincimap.org/). _____________________________________________ tmda-users mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-users
