I would like to setup an email server at my office to handle our incoming email. Currently it is handled by our ISP. We do not have a lot of incoming or outgoing email. What software would be recommended and why. And yes, I have a Linux Server standing by (SuSE 8.2, soon to be upgraded).
Thank,
Bob Ackerman
Steve Calloway wrote:
New Users: Mozilla, Evolution, KMail
Power Users: Mutt
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For people coming from Windows, I recommend the Mozilla client because Mozilla Windows and Mozilla Linux are identical. This
makes configuring, learning and using so much easier because
you can familiarize yourself with Mozilla on Windows.
Ximian Evolution is also very popular. Evolution is similar to the MS Outlook client. However without using a proprietary (yet less expensive server) you will not get all of the features from an Exchange server. Global Address Book and shared calendars are particularly missed. I personally have had problems with some HTML mail messages locking up Evolution. I believe this is related to a lack of Internet access (MS ISA Proxy does not support Linux connections.)
If you do much with gpg/pgp encryption and use KDE in Linux, then definitely check out the newer KMail. KMail offers color encoding of encrypted messages (validated, signed, or not.) I was once amused with the pgp-signed security notices from Microsoft that had header and footer information that was not signed. Otherwise, IMO KMail is not as polished as the
two above.
Finally, I only recommend Mutt to the command-line types. If you want to use a mouse for email, don't use Mutt. If you get tons of text-based mail from mailing lists, irate fans or whatever then you can appreciate Mutt. The Linux power-users usually find Mutt without need for recommendation.
Parting Note: I always recommend configuring the test client(s) with IMAP to keep email on the server. There's nothing more frustrating than to discover that all of your email has been sucked down from the servers and is now only accessible in the "experimental" email client.
Good Luck.
On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 07:56:32AM -0600, Jim McNabb wrote:
Would anyone want to recommend any Linux email clients you especially like?
Thanks.
Jim M
Jim McNabb, Network Manager Truman State University 100 East Normal - MC107 Kirksville, MO 63501-4221
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