Please trim your posts.
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:54:13 +0400, Paul Larue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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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