[Gllug] Mail servers on FC4

[Anthony Newman]

Pip wrote:
> I'm trying to get exim set up with a pop server - dovecot currently being 
> struggled with - to allow for virtual users rather than just throwing 
> everything in to /var/spool/mail and expecting users to have an account on 
> the machine. Does anyone have a link to point me at an example of how to do 
> this? I'm trying to replace the Windows NT mail servers (MDaemon) after 
> having put in Samba to cope with the file servers.
> Any help gushingly appreciated.


How much effort it's worth expending probably depends on how many users 
you expect to support. If it's, say, 20 it's probably not worth 
buggering about with scalable systems; I'd go with the "/var/spool/mail" 
solution, although strictly it would be a Maildir in the user's home 
directory if I had my way :)

If you are supporting, say, 2000 users, go and get familiar with Exim's 
config. It can be set up to authenticate against whatever you like, and 
deliver wherever you want in a variety of formats given the correct 
highly verbose and bracket-ridden incantations, so virtual users are no 
problem.

I've not heard of Dovecot but it looks quite cool at first glance. RTFM ;)



Ant
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