RE: Email server recommendation

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From: owner-freebsd-isp@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-freebsd-
isp@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Hilker
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:11 AM
To: Richard McNeilly
Cc: freebsd-isp@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Email server recommendation

Hi,

You (Richard McNeilly) 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.


Take a look here: http://www.dbmail.org/ It has a freebsd port. The
database will contain the users including all mail data and filters.
POP3/IMAP will work directly on the database. It is recommended to
put a real MTA in front (public MTA), like postfix. You can easily
connect it to dbmail and have some running config (like domains)
in mysql. Squirrelmail can work as webmail client.

bye,
Andy

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Dipl.-Inf. Univ. Andy Hilker
IT project management and consulting with focus on security, UNIX, ISP
ah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | http://www.cryptobank.de | Munich & Hildesheim,
Germany
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I considered Dbmail. But it is still very new, and not many bigger
organizations are using it that I could see. So I will be doing dovecot. But
DBmail is very interesting.

E



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