On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 10:04:10AM +1100, Brendan J Simon wrote: > I need to install some IMAP and POP3 servers so users can read mail via > Netscape/Outlook on other machines. I have exim as my mail server. I'm > running Debian Potato on a PowerMac G4. > > The choice (according to "apt-get -s install imap-server") of available > imap servers is: > imap 4.7c-1 > courier-imap 0.31-1 > > The choice (according to "apt-get -s install pop3-server") of available > pop3 servers is: > cucipop 1.31-13 > qpopper 2.53-5 > ipopd 4.7c-1 > > Does anyone have any preferences, suggestions or comments regarding > these packages. I thought I would install "imap" and "ipopd". Are > these ok or are there better packages ? qpopper sounds interesting.
Well, cucipop has had a couple reliability issues for me lately (it has a tendency to deadlock on its status database), but is otherwise good. courier-imap is supposed to be very nice, although I've never used it myself. Dan /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
