Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:32:12 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: "Edward W. M." <edward_wm@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: POP3 / IMAP security Message-ID: <3A7708AC.8B490984@softweyr.com> References: <LC4-LFD11RxbWv78gap0000035d@hotmail.com>
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"Edward W. M." wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I apologize in advance if you feel that I should have posted
> this to questions.
>
> I intend to run POP and IMAP services on a new machine, so I
> need easily deployable secure servers that can be installed from
> the ports.
>
> Cyrus is out of the question for me, I am running that on another
> box and I just need something more easily deployable for this one.
> All my users have shell access and log in via ssh, so the bugs
> in the UW imap server are not that relevant, but still, that is
> one bug-ridden piece of software and I think it's just a matter
> of time before another security related bug is discovered. The
> same goes for popper and as I do not have the time to do the
> research, I hope to hear from experienced admins out there who have
> done the research (tee hee :-)) and are willing to share their
> knowledge and experience.
Courier. It's GPL, but it seems reliable. I'm learning quite a bit
more about it right now, working on an authentication module to work
with our user database (stored in PostgreSQL). Courier works well
with either BSD-style mailboxes or Maildirs. We use it in conjunction
with Qmail, though I am experimenting with Cyrus and Postfix as well.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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