[nzlug] mail server recommendations

[Nick 'Zaf' Clifford]

Distribution wise, if you don't want to be doing upgrades every year,
I'd say Ubuntu LTS release.

As for which programs, all I can say is my recomendations:
SMTP: Exim+Exim-SA+Spam Assassin+ClamAV
POP3/IMAP: dovecot - very very fast, highly reliable, and very secure.
Webmail: I use Roundcube, I'm not totally happy with it, I don't like
the whole double click stuff, but it does work, and it doesn't require
setting up an SQL server just for it. it works with Dovecot well.

Personally, I'd be pushing people to use IMAP rather than POP3. When you
point out they can have their email on multiple different PCs without
problem, they are happy. Offline IMAP means that they can still get
their email without having to "dialup".

Nick

Gavin Quayle wrote:
> Hi,
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> Just after some advice/information on what distro and package would people recommend for running a POP3/Web based mail system - this server will be a "lifetime" email system so reliability is obviously good but isn't it for everyone ? :)
> We currently have a box here somewhere with CentOS installed - would this be a good platform ?
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> Any information/recommendations appreciated :)
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