[PLUG] Linux Mail Servers

[Randy Rowlette]

I have been asked to try and configure a mail server for a client to enter
act with virtual servers running Microsoft Exchange 2003. I am new to using
Linux so that is a bit of a challenge for me so any helpful links or
information is appreciated.

On 1/15/06, Kurt Sussman <plug at merlot.com> wrote:
>
> Randy Rowlette (randy.rowlette at gmail.com) typed this ...
> >  I need some help finding some information and resources about setting
> up a
> > mail server on Fedora Core 4 Linux. Any sites or other info would be
> greatly
> > appreciated. Even a point in the right direction. I have been attempting
> to
> > configure Sendmail but do not know if that is the best source.
>
> I've been using Postfix for a long time, and host email for a bunch of
> my friends' domains. I run qpopper with DRAC and it works fine. However,
> administration is a fully manual process: editing files, rebuilding the
> hashes (I use a Makefile so it's not totally manual), etc.
>
> For the email addresses within my domains, this is completely managable.
> For all of my friends' domains, it's getting to be a timewaster.
>
> I don't really want to leave Postfix, but I have no special attachment
> to qpopper. I really need to set up something that allows virtual
> domains, domain admins who can see and change only their own domain, and
> maybe a user admin function so an individual user can reset his password
> or set up a vacation message or a forward.
>
> I've found a bunch of HOWTOs, and the ones that include some kind of
> web-based administration use either PosftixAdmin or WebCyrAdmin. Any
> comments on these, or on your favorite admin tools? I'm open to
> something bigger (ISPman, webcp, etc.) as long as it doesn't require me
> to run BIND or any FTP server.
>
> I'd be happy to post my list of mail server setup HOWTO links for you,
> Randy, if you're interested in managing virtual users for multiple
> domains.
>
> --Kurt
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