Re: Email server recommendation

I recommend Postfix as well. I have tried Exim, Sendmail, hMailServer (a
MS-Windows solution), but I have always come back to Postfix as a great
combination of easy-to-configure, use, and stable.

A friend told me that Courier Mail Server is attractive as a "do all"
solution, but I have no personal experience other than the Courier IMAP
solution, which worked very well.

Cheers,

Tom Yerex




"Brad Davis" <brd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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05/09/2007 09:19 AM

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"Richard McNeilly" <richardm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Re: Email server recommendation






On 5/9/07, Richard McNeilly <richardm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am trying to plan a ISP deployment using FreeBSD. I am more familiar
with Linux but during my research, it's been pointed out that FreeBSD is
the more stable and reliable choice for an ISP. Especially as an email
server.

What is the best way to manage the addition of new users to the email
server? local users or is there a database solution. Also is there a
software package available to easily administer email accounts or does
it all have to be done with custom scripts.

I would welcome any suggestions of anecdotes of experience.

I highly recommend running Postfix.. It is a very easy to learn and
has lots of advanced features such as being able to authenticate/query
databases (mysql,postgres) or LDAP in addition to the normal stuff.

I also recommend this book (The Book of Postfix):
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Postfix-State-Art-Transport/dp/1593270011/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-8305754-1665625?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178725829&sr=8-1



Regards,
Brad Davis
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