From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Nov 16 13:22: 2 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0945537B401 for ; Sat, 16 Nov 2002 13:22:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from vger.digitaloverload.net (119-4-237-24-cable.anchorageak.net [24.237.4.119]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01E7543E75 for ; Sat, 16 Nov 2002 13:21:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dhull@digitaloverload.net) Received: from [10.1.1.9] (space [10.1.1.33]) by vger.digitaloverload.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E51B038C4; Sat, 16 Nov 2002 12:21:48 -0900 (AKST) Subject: Re: E-mail server From: Damien Hull To: Unix Tools Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: References: <1037476618.14122.15.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 16 Nov 2002 12:23:17 -0900 Message-Id: <1037481798.14158.30.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I was planing on using qmail and qpopper. I'm a postfix user so I've got some reading to do. Don't know if we will install sqwebmail but we could. Vpopmail is new to me. I checked out their website and it looks good but I don't know if will need it. I'm helping someone else build this E-mail server and I don't know if there will be other domains the box will be collecting mail for. Thanks for the info! On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 23:18, Unix Tools wrote: > Hi, > use qmail quite robust > 1) qmail > 2) vpopmail > 3) sqwebmail > > QUITE A GOOD COMBINATION. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Damien Hull" > To: > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 01:26 AM > Subject: E-mail server > > > > I need some help setting up an E-mail server. I've done this before but > > not something this big. Heres what will need. > > > > 1. The server will have about 4000 users and will need room to grow. > > > > 2. Each user should have a limet on the amount of E-mail they can store > > on the server. I don't know how much space each user will get but lets > > use 5mb for now. > > > > 3. This will be a pop3 server. > > > > 4. The hardware we were planing on using runs at 400mhz and has a 10gig > > drive. I'd like to up that to a 20gig drive. RAM will be 128 or more. > > > > 5. We need to transfer user accounts from the failing Windows E-mail > > server over to the rocking FreeBSD box. > > > > That's it! I can setup just about all of it but steps 2 and 5 I know > > nothing about. Also, if any of you think this box will not work in any > > way or you have a few tips on making it better pleas let me know. The > > last thing I want is for 4000 people to call up asking where their > > E-mail went. > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message