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Re: [LUG] Debian e-mail server
On 26 Feb 2011 22:18, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm looking at implementing a new e-mail server. I want something that
is light on resources and I figure that my existing SME Server is a bit
overkill (especially since it also has Samba, Apache, MySQL etc in there
all taking up resources).
My existing mail files are in Maildir format so I'd like to be able to
transfer them over. I gather that Dovecot would be a good option for this.
I'd also like to be able to pick up mails from my web host via POP3,
pick up mail from the server via IMAPS and send mail to the server
(which is then sends on to my web host's SMTP server) via SMTP over SSL
(is that SMTPS? It's port 465 anyway).
I've done some searching this evening and I've found lots of ways of
doing it but I'm not sure the best way of going about it.
It's basically going to be setup for a couple of users, I don't need
anything too complicated, I'd rather keep it simple if possible.
I wasn't sure if I should use postfix, sendmail, exim, dovecot,
courier-imap or what?
(I gather I'll probably need Fetchmail to pick up the mail though).
So I wondered if anyone knew of any guides for Debian 6?
Ta,
Rob
I used to have my @domain mail autoforwarded to my ISP provided account which I would then collect using getmail and dumped into a maildir which then got served up (LAN only) with IMAP using dovecot. Mail was sent direct using exim for SMTP - no smarthosts involved.
Grant.
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