Thanks, I'll follow those links and let the list know if I run into any problems I can't solve.
Thanks Paul | -----Original Message----- | From: R'twick Niceorgaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: 18 October 2004 15:13 | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: Linux Mail Server Recommendations | | Hi Paul, | I think courier-mta (the whole package) got most features | that you might need without any need for patchig or tweaking | (ssl, tls, cram-md5, mysql, virtual users/domains etc) and | the installation manual is pretty comprehensive. | | If you are looking into qmail then I have followed the life | with qmail (http://www.lifewithqmail.org). Even if you follow | something else, you should read this. | http://www.qmail.org/netqmail/ is also something you might | want to take a look at. | | HTH | R'twick | On Mon, 2004-10-18 at 09:05 +0400, Paul Larue wrote: | > R'twick, | > Thanks for the precious info. Could you point me to some tutorial | > where I could have a setp-by-step manual of how to install those | > products? The fact is that some software need to be jailed in some | > chroot, others need to be patched and others need some | special tweaking to work with a database. | > That's the case of postfix to run with MySQL | > | | > The problem is that most of the time, the manuals do not | say what to | > do in terms of troubleshooting. They just say "you should have | > this_n_that as output" but don't say what you should check | if not! :) | > | > Anyway, thanks for the tips. I'm happy to see that you | mentioned most | > of the software I selected like clamav, squirrelmail etc.. | > | > Paul | > | > | > | > | > | -----Original Message----- | > | From: R'twick Niceorgaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Sent: 15 October 2004 18:34 | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: Linux Mail Server Recommendations | > | | > | Hi Paul, | > | I never used Postfix so can't help you with that one. | > | If you want to give your users ability to access their mail form | > | multiple machines (like form home as well as office) IMAP | is the way | > | to go. Courier-IMAP is the one I use and I think it does | a good job. | > | For webmail squirellmail or Horde/IMP are pretty good. | > | I'm currently using Qmail + Courier-imap + Horde as my | email server | > | with support for smtp auth and pop before smtp patch for | qmail. For | > | antivirus and spamfiltering, I'm using Clam-av, f-prot and | > | spamassassin through qmail-scanner package. Also, I'm | using tmda for | > | challenge/response spam filtering. This setup is working | quite fine. | > | However I'm thinking of switching to the full courier email server | > | (smtp/pop/imap) and squirellmail. Courier email server is very | > | advanced, fast and secured (with builtin support for SSL/TLS etc). | > | | > | I found both qmail and courier smtp/pop/imap servers easy | to setup | > | (though never tried postfix so can't comment on it). | > | One reason I'm still using qmail is its very matured and proven. | > | But, you will need to do a lot of patching to get every | feature you | > | need. | > | For courier, I found the installation manual at the | author's site is | > | enough. it also has a web based configuration feature | which always | > | worked for me. | > | | > | HTH | > | R'twick | > | Quoting Paul Larue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: | > | | > | > Hi list. | > | > I'm in the process of setting up a linux mail server for | > | our office. | > | > It will be used as our public mail server and should | provide POP, | > | > SMTP, Antivirus, Spam and webmail and eventually LDAP. POP and | > | > SMTP should be secured by SSL so will webmail. I dunno | if LDAP can | > | > be SSL'ed but if it can, then it'll have to go through | the SSL too | > | > :) | > | > | > | > I made a trial install some weeks ago with the following: | > | > PostFix/Qpopper and the POP-Before-Smtp package | > | > | > | > Being a linux complete newbie, it worked to some extent (I was | > | > quite | > | > surprised!!) but postfix refused obtinately to relay mails from | > | > authenticated users to other domains. | > | > | > | > I formatted the whole box and started again (I'm using debian | > | > woody 3). I found a tutorial for installing: | > | > Postfix/courier-maildrop/courier-imap/cyrus | > | sasl/openssl/clamav etc... | > | > Works to some extent but postfix refuses to start! Doesn't | > | even give | > | > any error in /var/log/mail.log only states it started... | > | > | > | > Anyway, I'm ready to format the whole thing again and | to do a REAL | > | > CLEAN install. And for that I'll need your help! | > | > | > | > I have read on IMAP and found that it has some interesting | > | > features mostly for people who move a lot and tend to | check their | > | > email from different sources and not always on their laptops... | > | > IMAP is also a "step" forward groupware. | > | > | > | > I'm facing the following dilemas: | > | > 1) Should I use IMAP instead of POP? | > | > 2) What are the best products (free of course) for | > | SMTP/POP/WebMail (I | > | > was using squirrel mail)/LDAP/IMAP/AV/Spam etc... | > | > | > | > I'd appreciate any recommendations and hints. If someone | > | can show me | > | > some nice tutorials (that work and that include | necessary do's and | > | > don'ts and troubleshooting, not like the one I've read) | > | > | > | > Thanks a lot for your help and keep in mmind that vi is a | > | complete new | > | > thing to me!!! | > | > | > | > | > | > Paul | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > ____ . 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