Mailserver system (postfix, sendmail or qmail ?)

[Helena Carlsson]

 --- Ed Wilts <ewilts at ewilts.org> skrev: 
> On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 04:50:45AM +0100, Helena
> Carlsson wrote:
> > I want to set up a mailserver on a FC3 system. I
> have
> > no experience in working with any mailserver. So,
> I
> > like to know:
> > 
> > 1. FC3 comes with postfix mailserver. AFAIK it
> does
> > not support POP3, but maybe it does. 
> 
> Postfix is an MTA - Mail Transfer Agent.  It doesn't
> do POP3. 

I see.

> 
> > Anyway, do you recommend postfix rather than
> sendmail and qmail ? I
> > prefer qmail because of its complete resources on
> net.
> 
> Since you have no experience, go with postfix.  
> sendmail these days
> should be for people who have a good reason to learn
> sendmail or have
> access to a sendmail expert.  postfix is much easier
> to learn out of the
> box.  I run sendmail because I'm used to it and run
> sendmail at work. 
>  
> > 2. I have access to a registered web site and its
> server system. 
> 
> The web is unrelated to e-mail.
> 
> > Also, mail.xxx.com is available. 
> 
> This is irrelevant.
> 

No it is not. I meant I have an static IP address, so
I can maitain a web mail from home just like my web
server. Still irrelevant ?



> > But I would like to set up this mailserver to have
> pop.xxx.com and
> > smtp.xxx.com and can be reached via mail programs
> such as thunderbird 
> 
> Just a matter of setting up DNS correctly as well as
> a POP or IMAP server.
> 
> > and also each person be able to check his email by
> typing mail.xxx.com
> > in his browser. Do these mailservers (postfix,
> sendmail and qmail)
> > support it ? 
> 
> None of those support webmail.  That's a user agent.
>  Look at
> SquirrelMail for web-based mail access.
> 

I did, but FC3 is released with a version of
SquirreMail, I think.

> > If yes, what about pop.xxx.com and smtp.xxx.com
> zones ? It will
> > created by mailserver program ?
> 
> No - that's up to the DNS maintainer to set up.
> 
> > 3. Does a mailserver manage both incoming and
> outgoing operations
> > (SMTP and POP) on a system or they should be
> separated on two
> > separated systems ?
> 
> Mailservers talk SMTP.  You'll need a separate
> application to handle POP.
> The common ones are Dovecot and uw's imapd.  They
> can reside on the same
> physical server.
> 


Thanks for tips.


Merry Christmas,

Helena


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