I guess I must have made an incorrect assumption, when installing the server version there was an option for installing a Mail Server. I assumed this would be a complete set of tools similar in idea to installing Exchange.
I have found another forum/list/web page that details how to use the tools supplied with Ubuntu and few other things, this will do for the first install. The final version will probably be Zimbra as this still seems to be the only one that provides everything and also provides the ability for an XDA to synch with it. Tom On Jan 19, 3:29 pm, Christopher Stamper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Tom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Afternoon All > > > As I say, I'm new to Linux, though not to computers and fiddling with > > OS's etc. I'm looking to use Ubuntu for a small server running on a > > ITX Atom, I've carried out a test install and it installs without > > issue. > > > Now I want to perform the proper install, but I have a couple if > > questions before I start. > > > Machines intended use: > > 1. DHCP etc server > > 2. Samba for home areas and shared space > > 3. Mail Server for users > > 4. Firewalling is already provided by the ADSL router, so ignore that > > > 1. > > I know that it is frowned upon to install a GUI on a server, but I > > want to at least start with one and also this machine will actually be > > used for very light usage by a computer novice, namely for streaming > > music and maybe the occasional web search. I think I read somewhere > > that if you install the GUI you might as well install the desktop > > release, is this true? > > Don't really know... > > If it's just for nocritical home use, you could go with the desktop version. > > > > > 2. > > Am I best off having the router set up with a fixed IP and connected > > before I start the install? > > Don't think it really would make a huge difference, esp if you are using the > desktop version > > > 3. > > I eventually plan on building another of these machine for my own use > > and using Zimbra because this appears to offer the best free > > comparison with Exchange to provide support from my XDA and the Mail/ > > Contacts/Calendar synchronising. However for now I'm thinking of > > using the Mail Server provided with Ubuntu, does this provide Web Mail > > interface, work with Outlook and be made to perform POP pickup? > > There are SMTP servers (sendmail), IMAP and POP servers (dovecot), as well > as some webmail interfaces that require a working pop/imap service > (squirrelmail). > > I'd advise you to learn a little more about what mail servers actually do, > otherwise things could get a bit confusing... > > Hope this helps! > > -- > Christopher Stamper > > Email: [email protected] > Web:http://tinyurl.com/2ooncg > gTalk:http://tinyurl.com/6e359r > Skype: cdstamper- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
