Am 11.04.22 15:05 schrieb latin...@vcn.bc.ca: > > Am 07.04.22 21:04 schrieb latin...@vcn.bc.ca: > >> Hello > >> > >> i have had 1 Personal server for years with httpd and OpenSMTPD mail > >> server working correctly; thanks OpenBSD Team. > >> > >> But now i have another server for 500 Colleagues with OSMTPD + Dovecot + > >> Dkimsign working well; but i ask, if it were possible to use only OSMTPD > >> with virtual users + Dkimsign? > >> > >> Please tell me what i might read. > > > > I don't know exactly what you want to do. > > I think you ask if you can replace dovecot with smptd > > > > The answer is: smptd is MTA (=Mail Transport Agent) > > while dovecot is MDA (=Mail Delivery Agent), dovecot-lda > > > > Also: > > If you want your users accessing your mailserver via IMAP then you need > > an imap server and that's what dovecot is. > > > > They have different purposes but if you don't need any of dovecot's > > functions here then you can remove it. It's not required to send and > > receive emails. > > > > Thanks to answer: > > Yes, i understand the difference between MTA and MDA. But i remember > Sendmail, at that moment it was as base system; receiving similar > attention as the rest of the system. > > Dovecot is not cover, it is not part of the base system; and i personally > have had really bad experience with software that is not considered as > part of the base system. As result, i use only base system! If it is > possible. > > In this case, i supossed that using a virtual-users file could work. > > Thanks for your time Michael Hekeler >
Your 500 users needs a way to read their emails. If these 500 users are real users on the system (-> useradd(8)) than they are able to read directly from filesystem and smtpd is enough. But if they are virtual users only on the mailserver then you need an pop or imapserver additional to your smtpd server. AFAIK this kind of software is not in base. But if you don't like dovecot you can use any of the alternatives.
