Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:19:46 -0400 From: Jerry <freebsd.user@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mail and DNS setup Message-ID: <20100819191946.3002f156@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <4C6DB3DE.6080209@gmail.com> References: <4C6DB3DE.6080209@gmail.com>
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On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:44:46 -0500 Depo Catcher <depocatcher@gmail.com> articulated: > > I have a local box that downloads all my mail (~8 accounts) via > fetchmail. It's processed by sendmail/procmail and sorted into > Maildir folder. From there I retrieved via courier-imap (ssl) in > Thunderbird. > > This has worked well, but since it's been running there have been > quite a few security advisories in fetchmail, sendmail and procmail. > I'm not fond of any of their configs or syntax either, so won't mind > trying some alternatives on my new server. > > What other setup would work for my needs? I really like > courier-imap, so would like to stay with that or another imap ssl > server. For fetchmail, getmail looks like a good alternative. > > What would be a good procmail replacement? I've searched around, but > couldn't find anything that provides the same functionality. > I have a lot of email so like to sort it into specific folders. > > For sendmail, qmail looks like a good contender. Any others that I > might consider? Generally it seems like a qmail is pretty solid? > > getmail + qmail + procmail replacement + courier-imap = win? > > Also anything special I need to do to uninstall or get rid of > sendmail on my system? > > While we're at it, any alternatives to bind? We have a slow internet > so like to cache things locally. > Other than local lookup and caching, nothing else is needed. Personally, I like Postfix + Dovecot. I have always thought that Fetchmail was a fairly easy application to configure. Stay away from "qmail". It is no longer supported. Postfix is far superior and works nearly seamlessly with dovecot. You need to place the following in your /etc/rc.conf file to shut down sendmail: sendmail_enable="NO" sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO" sendmail_outbound_enable="NO" sendmail_submit_enable="NO" -- Jerry ✌ FreeBSD.user@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ With a rubber duck, one's never alone. Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
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