From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 16 06:23:23 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF209106568F for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:23:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (gate6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 895948FC08 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:23:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n8G6NDMi081599; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:23:14 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.3 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk n8G6NDMi081599 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=200708; t=1253082194; bh=EHhmp3A1eXforVpSWKXN9feuxsA1lWEKGp+7vxkrWQU=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:CC:Subject:References: In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc:Content-Type:Date:From:In-Reply-To: Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Message-ID:=20<4AB0844B.5080804@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20W ed,=2016=20Sep=202009=2007:23:07=20+0100|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman= 20|Organization:=20Infracaninophi le|User-Agent:=20Thunderbird=202.0.0.23=20(X11/20090823)|MIME-Vers ion:=201.0|To:=20Steve=20Bertrand=20|CC:=20"quest ions@freebsd.org"=20|Subject:=20Re:=20New=2 0mail=20server=20setup|References:=20<4AB0584D.3050206@eagle.ca>|I n-Reply-To:=20<4AB0584D.3050206@eagle.ca>|X-Enigmail-Version:=200. 95.6|Content-Type:=20multipart/signed=3B=20micalg=3Dpgp-sha256=3B= 0D=0A=20protocol=3D"application/pgp-signature"=3B=0D=0A=20boundary =3D"------------enig44C314D8E1BD246F5151C47A"; b=JXV11kkGrevw609gSJ1Fp7QwGVWatEkFnSi99JNxvAEUvnvaRSivaHJlm68DA/MNC dYfnnTGcYJHhGowWfrLfhgI0Y30i0vibwf/CelbKlhfyCpc5Wf9mpZ8KdKtnBzmG/V 0dSTnfN5KmovGrAEg5QqlFHd6CE+CYlouQySG8AI= X-Authentication-Warning: happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk: Host localhost [IPv6:::1] claimed to be happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Message-ID: <4AB0844B.5080804@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:23:07 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090823) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Steve Bertrand References: <4AB0584D.3050206@eagle.ca> In-Reply-To: <4AB0584D.3050206@eagle.ca> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig44C314D8E1BD246F5151C47A" X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.95.2 at happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VERIFIED,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: New mail server setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:23:23 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig44C314D8E1BD246F5151C47A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve Bertrand wrote: > I'm looking potentially to try a different mail server setup. I'm > requesting honest feedback from experienced mail ops. >=20 > My minimum requirements: >=20 > - IPv6 for all protocols > - SPF > - IMAP|POP3 must support SSL > - SMTP AUTH > - submit on 587 > - MySQL backend for un/pw, vpopmail preferred, but not mandatory > - Maildir storage preferred > - easy (ie: well documented) integration with SA/clam > - integration with maildrop .mailfiter preferred >=20 > Right now I use a system wrapped around Qmail, and honestly, I just > don't want to patch for IPv6 anymore. >=20 > I've broken my personal system, so while I work on re-hacking > everything, I thought I'd solicit some new ideas. I've been using the > same email system pretty much across the board for seven years or so, s= o > perhaps I should look at other options. >=20 > Please cc me, as this addr isn't subscribed. I won't be receiving my > list email from my backup mx until tomorrow, as it were ;) For an MTA: postfix does everything you want, it's not too shabby speed w= ise and the config files are reasonably comprehensible. For an IMAP/POP3 server: dovecot has the required functionality and unles= s=20 you're dealing with thousands of user accounts it's probably a better alt= ernative for you than the nuclear option of cyrus-imapd. 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