I use postfix. After extensive testing, I was able to get higher performance out of than qmail (I used to run a big mail cluster for my old employer). It's very simple to administer, you don't even have to edit config files, just use the postconf command. Note that you'll still have to install an IMAP or POP server with this, it's just the MTA (like sendmail). But, if you're trying to replace exchange, you might look at http://www.opengroupware.org It's supposed to be an exchange replacement, and apparently the outlook calendaring stuff works with it. I haven't tried it, so I can't really give you any opinions on it. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Broecker [mailto:bruce.broecker at toro.com] > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:18 AM > To: patrickm at citilink.com; tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] mail server > > > > >I know people are annoyed at the holy war over mail servers, but this > is > >useful to me, or would be if you would give some reasons why your > favorite > >is the best. I have been adding Linux machines to our small company > for a > >year or so now (file server, router, etc). It's approaching time to > tackle > >the Web and Mail servers, which are currently IIS and Exchange. I am > most > >intimidated by the mail server and would appreciate any suggestions > on > >reading material to get me started, and, yes, even suggestions on > which > >mail server to use. > > You've seen mention of the main MTAs. I've tried Postfix and Qmail. I > was forced into supporting Sendmail at work for a while. Now, I only > have to support my home mail server, so take this for what it's worth. > I'm currently using Courier MTA (www.courier-mta.org). My selection > criteria were: > > 1. Maildirs and not mbox > 2. IMAP support > 3. Web interface > > Courier IMAP is a very well regarded IMAP implementation for Maildir > formats. Following down that lead, I stumbled onto the full Courier > package, which did everything I wanted it to do in one fell > swoop. This > is not to say it's monolithic. Sam V. (the main developer)has done a > good job of modularizing the system so you only install what > you want. A > lot of people replace the webmail interface with Squirrel or > one of the > other, prettier web interfaces. > > The one down point is, the documentation is convoluted. You have to > read EVERYTHING and there are frequent RTFM references on the mailing > lists (Sam can be moody). > > Hope that helps, > Bruce > > Bruce Broecker > Network Comm Supervisor > The Toro Company > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list