From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 9 19:14:05 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CD3C16A402 for ; Wed, 9 May 2007 19:14:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from edlucero@internetcrusade.com) Received: from omx3.sandiegort.com (omx3.sandiegort.com [69.43.139.65]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7586213C455 for ; Wed, 9 May 2007 19:14:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from edlucero@internetcrusade.com) Received: from cs4.sandiegort.com (cs4.sandiegort.com [69.43.139.74]) by omx3.sandiegort.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41015EA47 for ; Wed, 9 May 2007 12:14:05 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at sandiegort.com Received: from TECHED (unknown [192.168.5.30]) by cs4.sandiegort.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80A864AC25 for ; Wed, 9 May 2007 12:14:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ed Lucero" To: References: <4641D2EB.5070909@grenadianone.com> <20070509181059.GA4516@mail.crypta.net> In-Reply-To: <20070509181059.GA4516@mail.crypta.net> Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 12:14:04 -0700 Message-ID: <004901c7926e$35c577a0$a15066e0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AceSaFCbtw39yMQfQgmcD6iR3TPdhAAA4KLA Content-Language: en-us Subject: RE: Email server recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 19:14:05 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > isp@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Andy Hilker > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:11 AM > To: Richard McNeilly > Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > 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 > > -- > Dipl.-Inf. Univ. Andy Hilker > IT project management and consulting with focus on security, UNIX, ISP > ah@cryptobank.de | http://www.cryptobank.de | Munich & Hildesheim, > Germany > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" 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