From: "Michael Boman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tuesday 04 December 2001 21:18, Roger Abrahamsson wrote: > > I'd go with postfix...You can set it up as a drop in replacement really > > for sendmail, it has the ability > > to use either mysql or ldap as backend and scales well of that I have > > seen. You definitively have to go > > with woody or sid, but as long as you run a dedicated server and dont > > have 4000 packages installed it > > tend to be pretty stable.. just dont upgrade it everyday, once a week is > > enough, and try and upgrade a test > > machine first to see that it dont turn into a veggie.. :-) > > It also is easy to set up to use either maildir or mailbox format, and > > you can then pick whatever pop3/imap > > server you want.. > > > > Regards > > Roger A > > You may also choose to backport sendmail or what-ever you want to use.. This > is what I do when I want to run something new on a stable dist.. > > add an untable deb-src line in /etc/apt/sources.list > apt-get update > apt-get source <package> > cd <dir-of-unpacked-source> > do repeat: > check/edit debian/rules > check/edit debian/control > edit debian/Changelog to reflect your changes (for own pice of mind) > do 'dpkg-buildpackage' > go for a coffee/coke/smoke/beer/what-ever > :until succees > dpkg -i ../<package>.deb > cross fingers > > I dunno what debian policy says about this, never read it.. but it works for > me. > > Best regards > Michael Boman
Well, I will try postfix (sid) http://packages.debian.org/unstable/mail/postfix.html over potato. Davi.
