Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 23:42:44 +0000 From: David Jenkins <david.jenkins@gmail.com> To: Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: this IMAP stuff is kicking my @$$... Message-ID: <41E858F4.703@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AE4D9B56-6683-11D9-8BD4-000D9333E43C@secure-computing.net> References: <AE4D9B56-6683-11D9-8BD4-000D9333E43C@secure-computing.net>
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Eric F Crist wrote: > Hello list, > > I have to admit that, despite many years of experience using FreeBSD, I > am completely lost. I've looked for all the how-to documents, and > general documentation I can, and I don't find it a whole lot of help. > Here's what I've got going, and what I hope to achieve. > > First off, I have a running sendmail server with qpopper. Sendmail is > configured for authentication, and it all uses the system user/pass > database. I don't currently have SSL/TLS installed, but I've done it > before, and it's not a huge concern right now. > > What I need is a slightly different setup for my users. As I mentioned > in an earlier email, I want to install an IMAP server. From what I've > gleaned from various sources, I need to change from mbox format to > maildir. Is this correct? Also, I've come to the understanding that > IMAP uses a totally different internal MTA, and thus a different user > database? > > Can someone point me in the right direction? I've kinda got > courier-imap installed from ports, but I can't log in. First off, how > can I configure courier-imap to use the system accounts? If I can get > this, I can probably work through the SSL/TLS for IMAP, amongst other > things. > > Does anyone have a similar setup they can share their experiences about? > > TIA > > _______________________________________________________ > Eric F Crist "I am so smart, S.M.R.T!" > Secure Computing Networks -Homer J Simpson Not too sure about Courier and system accounts. I may be wrong but I think it's for virtual users ... I tried it a long time ago and configured it to use a MySQL database for the user accounts/passwords. I currently use dovecot (/usr/ports/mail/dovecot). It's very very fast, and highly stable and secure. It support mbox or Maildir, POP3/IMAP and SSL. As an example, using standard IMAP with Maildir, I have a few folders with thousands of emails in and I can view anyone in less than 0.5 seconds. If you just want to use system accounts then I don't know of a better all round IMAP server. Cheers, David
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