[Sussex] Mail server recommendations?

[nik at wired4life.org]

On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 11:00:52AM -0000, Mark Harrison wrote:
> OK, for various reasons, I'm ready to make the jump.
> 
> Can anyone recommend me a Linux mail server that does the following:


Yes sure, since its what 3a does for all its customers below is a list of
all essential Open Source ingredients required to deliver the answers
you seek.


> - Allows Outlook Express to read messages WITHOUT removing them from the
> server (IMAP?)

courier-imap



> - Has an HTTP/HTTPS client for when I'm at client sites where all I can use
> is port 80/443

OpenWebMail



> 
> - Allows multiple users, with a mapping so that each user can have multiple
> address ON MULTIPLE domains


Exim

> 
> .. ie Mark at ascentium.co.uk, Mark at startinvesting.co.uk go to the same
> mailbox. Mary likewise has mail addresses on each. George only has a
> startinvesting.co.uk one.
> 

your aliases file.


> - Allows server-side rules so that mails from lists will be automatically
> filed into appropriate subfolders. Ideally, these rules should be
> configurable with the Outlook/OutlookExpress rules interface, but this part
> of the requirement isn't hard - I'm quite happy to have some other engine
> for setting server-side rules, since I'll probably re-subscribe to groups
> with a "lists at ascentium.co.uk" address anyway :-)


procmail

> 
> - Is Free in both the money and OpenSource senses.

done.

As you see we use a range of seperate to tools, keeping the unix
philosophy of one tool to do its job well.

also it means you can upgrade, patch , test all without breaking the
whole system or taking it down.

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 not enough room to install.