Nick Gilbert wrote: > Hmm.. this is all getting rather complicated for little me. Thanks > very much for all your help but I'm coming to the conclusion that I'll > probably have to use a commercial product. As my colleague always says > "Linux is only free if your time has no value" - and I've already > spent 3 evenings trying to get the various parts to work properly and > now I find it can't even filter mail into folders. <sigh>
While I disagree with your statement regarding Linux, I'll keep quiet and not start a holy war.. :) However, I think you'll find that unless you understand exactly what the software is doing, how to configure it, and how to troubleshoot it, you'll never have a decent mail server. There are a lot of products out there with pretty GUI interfaces and buttons to click, but when everything hits the fan and the chips are down, are you sure you can effectively troubleshoot it? I've had our mailservers up and running for over a year now, and except for the occassional update (which is usually nothing more than a single command to install), I've had no problems. But, if there is a problem, I have the knowledge now to troubleshoot it all the way down to the SMTP level. That knowledge is invaluable... Just my opinion. :) > Nick... > -- --------------------------- Jason 'XenoPhage' Frisvold Engine / Technology Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] RedHat Certified - RHCE # 803004140609871 MySQL Pro Certified - ID# 207171862 MySQL Core Certified - ID# 205982910 --------------------------- "Something mysterious is formed, born in the silent void. Waiting alone and unmoving, it is at once still and yet in constant motion. It is the source of all programs. I do not know its name, so I will call it the Tao of Programming."
