----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:03 PM Subject: Mail Server Authentication
> Hi all, > > I am currently working on installing a new mail server for a small number of > users (50-100). > > I do NOT want the user account details stored in /etc/passwd, and shadow. > I want to be able to have the following mail addresses as seperate mailboxes. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > etc... > > Using a database such as postgresql or mysql seems overkill for such a small > number of users. Only three users on this box need shell accounts. > > I also need support for 'SMTP Auth' (tls) > > After some investigation, it seems that the 'best'/ easiest solution is to use > Cyrus and Postfix. > > The issue seemed to be that everyone had there own authentication method, and > Cyrus provides both IMAP and POP3 saving me the trouble of installing yet another > program. > > So therefore I tried to get it all up and running using the SASLDB. > > Unfortunately there seems to be no STABLE version of cyrus-sasl. > http://people.debian.org/~hmh/ has a complete set of cyrus and postfix packages backported from sid to woody. I use them on one of my personal boxes, and they work just fine. It's a postfix + cyrus + jawmail + mysql + spamassassin + amavis setup, also for a small amount of users. We also used it at the ISP I work for for a small mailserver for one of our customers, and it's also working ok. Hope this helps, Teun Vink Luna.nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
