From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 27 15:30:44 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C21CB16A46B for ; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:30:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43AA813C4BE for ; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:30:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l5RFUglP063162; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:30:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 1281AB829; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:30:42 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:30:42 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Barnaby Scott Message-ID: <20070627153042.GB71331@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Barnaby Scott , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <46822D9C.3010400@waywood.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="St7VIuEGZ6dlpu13" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46822D9C.3010400@waywood.co.uk> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15 (2007-04-06) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gradual move to own mail server - strategy for noob 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, 27 Jun 2007 15:30:44 -0000 --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--