[Sussex] Email server suggestions

[Steve Dobson]

Hi Paul

On Sat, Jun 04, 2005 at 12:43:08PM +0100, Paul Howard wrote:
> I am getting ready to replace an ageing MS Exchange 5.5 server at work 
> and the licensing costs for Exchange 2003 are giving me a good reason to 
> ditch MS and use a Linux Mail server.
> 
> We don't use most of the advanced features of the Exchange server anyway 
>  so it seems like a good deal.
> 
> I already run a few small mail servers using the SME server [1] but 
> although this is a great solution with pop3/imap/webmail etc etc built 
> in - it doesn't do very well with handling global address lists, 
> especiialy for contacts outside of the organisation.
> 
> Anyone got any suggestions of Linux mail servers I should be looking at?

I would suggest Exim4 as your MTA.  It was written to handle all e-mail
coming into Cambridge Uni, and believe me they have a complex set up with
all the different colleges all having there having there own systems.  The 
thinking is that if exim4 can route mail there it can route it anywhere.

You can get courier or a number of the other systems to act as you
imap (or pop3) servers.  They integrate well together.  I have 
successful got an Exim4/Courier system working with IMAP access to
Outlook, Evolution and SquirrelMail clients

I gave a talk at the Moot on using exim last month - you should have
been there.  But you can see the presentation on the website.

Steve

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