[NTLUG:Discuss] Best email servers?

[Dave Augustus]

LDAP support is probably in these apps but distributions won't have the
latest OPENLDAP libraries, nor the apps themselves.

 I have the compile scripts with all the parameters-- I ALWAYS compile
apps that will be on an Internet server. I can just specify EXACTLY what
I want, write a compile script, and run the software. Let me know and I
can post them.

The hardest part about LDAP is that it is SO flexible.

I have built this on Redhat 7.3 or 9 systems so I don't know the about
how well my scripts work on other distributions.

But I will say that it is HARD to set up but EASY to administer. Check
out Postfix's web site and see the howtos there about using them
together. It will give you an idea of the work involved.

--Dave




On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 23:58, Steve Southwell wrote:
> Hmm...  3 votes for Postfix.  I think it must be worth checking out.
> 
> I'm very interested in your LDAP idea, though.  I had wondered if that 
> was how the domains and user accounts were syncronized. 
> 
> So, do these pieces all come with LDAP support built in, or is it 
> something you have to go through a lot of hassle to compile in?
> 
> I'll have to go do some googleing and see how this all works.
> 
> Dave Augustus wrote:
> 
> >No guru here....
> >
> >But: 
> >
> >For SMTP: Postfix all the way
> >
> >For POP3/Imap: Courier IMAP
> >
> >2 other things that are also preferable is LDAP for virtual hosting and
> >Maildrop for your mailbox format.
> >
> >Basically, you store all your user info and domain stuff in LDAP and
> >tell Postfix, Courier and Maildrop to look at LDAP for the way to
> >route/deliver the email.
> >
> >Not the easiest to set but I definitely prefer it over the other methods
> >I have seen.
> >
> >Enjoy,
> >  
> >
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