[Menai-LUG] email server question

[David Goadby]

Hi All,

I need to setup a server for a company something like this:

ISDN--->NAT/Firewall/Ethernet  - this is standard and I have done this
already.
WebHost.POP3 and WebHost.SMTP<----->Local (users) POP3 mailboxes and SMTP
server

Currently I have lots of POP3 mailboxes on the webhost and each user has
Outlook configured for their own mailboxes. It works but is now becoming
inflexible as I have to keep administrating the webhost and changing the
client's Outlook settings. If I had ADSL I would just setup local POP3's but
I have a dial-up so my emails are at ther ISP and the webhost.

What I want to do is have just one POP3 mailbox at the webhost and filter
emails by user name into local POP3 mailboxes. The SMTP mail is just the
reverse except I will add the usual disclaimer texts to the outgoing emails
and probably strip off attachments unless authorised.

There is a freebie called SME Server (5.5) does this do what I want? Anybody
used it?

I know my way around Linux but, until now, I have configured the usual
POP3/SMTP email facilties as I have been more concerned with local
applications such as CNC and databases. I know that what I want to do is
possible but some expert feedback should save me a lot of blind alleys...
;-)

David Goadby