Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 17:29:30 +0100 From: Vince Hoffman <jhary@unsane.co.uk> To: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Patrick.Baldwin@studsvik.com Subject: Re: Need to build a new mail server Message-ID: <48402B6A.9030101@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <5635aa0d0805300835s2909ea5bi77f28aa5b4abe6b5@mail.gmail.com> References: <483EE95F.8000509@studsvik.com> <200805301505.m4UF5Brl012043@lurza.secnetix.de> <5635aa0d0805300835s2909ea5bi77f28aa5b4abe6b5@mail.gmail.com>
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As a sysadmin at a medium mailhosting ISP (~15,000 email customers, averaging about 5 email addresses per customer,) we use a load balanced cluster of Dovecot and exim servers with mysql backend. Theres no way we could use qmail, it just doesnt have the flexibility even with 1/2 a dozen patches. That said I do like postfix I've used it before for smtp relay servers and its performed like a champ. Vince Outback Dingo wrote: > Postfix rules, Dovecot or cyrus, though dovecot seems more managable > > my take running an ISP based mail system > Postfix Definately > Qmail, its ok, in most cases scenerios > Exim - No way > > and Dovecot or Cyrus for imaps/imap > > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> > wrote: > >> Patrick Baldwin wrote: >> > Hi all, I've got an older Solaris system running Sendmail for my >> > mail server right now. It's about time to replace it, and I'm >> > thinking FreeBSD might be the best choice of OS for the replacement. >> > >> > However, it's been some time since I looked into options for mail >> > servers. I'm interested in both suggestions for hardware and mail >> > servers that would make for the best FreeBSD based mail server. >> > >> > I've only got about two dozen users, though they are all very heavy >> > users of email. I'm using IMAP, and I'd like to continue to do so. >> > >> > Finally, we have quite a few aliases I'd want to port over to a >> > new server. >> >> I also recommend dovecot. I'm using it for several years >> without a problem, and it was quite simple to setup. >> >> I'm using it with sendmail, though (not postfix), because >> I've been using sendmail for almost 20 years and haven't >> had a reason to switch. If you're already familiar with >> sendmail on Solaris, then I recommend you continue using >> sendmail on FreeBSD (it's the default MTA that comes with >> the base system). >> >> Having said that, Postfix _is_ a very good MTA, I'm using >> it at work. If you're willing to switch and invest a >> little bit of time learning something new, then Postfix >> is certainly a good choice. It's quite easy to install >> Postfix from the ports collection. >> >> Best regards >> Oliver >> >> -- >> Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. >> Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: >> secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- >> chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart >> >> FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd >> >> C++: "an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog" >> -- Steve Taylor, 1998 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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