Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:30:42 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Barnaby Scott <bds@waywood.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gradual move to own mail server - strategy for noob Message-ID: <20070627153042.GB71331@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <46822D9C.3010400@waywood.co.uk> References: <46822D9C.3010400@waywood.co.uk>
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--St7VIuEGZ6dlpu13 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 10:27:56AM +0100, Barnaby Scott wrote: > What I _think_ I want to do is this: > Install Fetchmail to get mail from my various hosted mailboxes Fetchmail works fine. > Configure Sendmail, which I accepted as the default mailer I'd go for postfix. It's much easier to configure. I've heard it said that it's easier and less painfull to amputate your own leg with a pocket knife then to hack sendmail.cf. :) > Install Procmail to deliver messages in Maildir format (to users' home= =20 > directories?) Procmail is nice if you want to tie-in anti-spam or anti-virus tools on a per user basis.=20 Otherwise, I wouldn't bother. Sendmail and postfix can deliver directly to user's mailboxes. > Install Courier IMAP as the IMAP server >=20 > Ultimately, then drop Fetchmail and reconfigure Sendmail for receiving m= ail=20 > directly, and add anti- spam and virus tools. Don't forget to open port 25 in your firewall, otherwise you won't receive a lot of mail. :)=20 > Have I got this about right? Do I really need 4 separate tools to do thi= s?=20 > Have I overlooked something more obvious/elegant? Where are my big pitfa= lls=20 > going to be? --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --St7VIuEGZ6dlpu13 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGgoKiEnfvsMMhpyURAvpWAJ9iyMUzcPSWDQVsEAIcJyalqLuDggCfVLo9 eBTfg+WijYIZV2fDAFqQgd4= =N6sI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --St7VIuEGZ6dlpu13--
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