Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 10:34:53 -0700 From: Tom Yerex <tom.yerex@science.ubc.ca> To: "Richard McNeilly" <richardm@grenadianone.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Email server recommendation Message-ID: <OF7BC61A3E.68CBDC2F-ON882572D6.00603BA1-882572D6.0060A723@science.ubc.ca> In-Reply-To: <35ffa5710705090851k69519652vbcad04778cf6362@mail.gmail.com>
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I recommend Postfix as well. I have tried Exim, Sendmail, hMailServer (a MS-Windows solution), but I have always come back to Postfix as a great combination of easy-to-configure, use, and stable. A friend told me that Courier Mail Server is attractive as a "do all" solution, but I have no personal experience other than the Courier IMAP solution, which worked very well. Cheers, Tom Yerex "Brad Davis" <brd@FreeBSD.org> Sent by: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org 05/09/2007 09:19 AM To "Richard McNeilly" <richardm@grenadianone.com> cc freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject Re: Email server recommendation On 5/9/07, Richard McNeilly <richardm@grenadianone.com> 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. I highly recommend running Postfix.. It is a very easy to learn and has lots of advanced features such as being able to authenticate/query databases (mysql,postgres) or LDAP in addition to the normal stuff. I also recommend this book (The Book of Postfix): http://www.amazon.com/Book-Postfix-State-Art-Transport/dp/1593270011/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-8305754-1665625?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178725829&sr=8-1 Regards, Brad Davis _______________________________________________ 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"
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