On 02/11/2011 04:54 PM, Noel Jones wrote:
On 2/11/2011 4:38 PM, Gergely Buday wrote:
Dear Postfix experts,
I'm new to mailing servers and need advice. Is it reasonable for my
small company to use my own mail server? How much configuration is
needed for a secure setup on a CentOS box?
Not too much.
http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html
http://www.postfix.org/BASIC_CONFIGURATION_README.html
http://www.postfix.org/SOHO_README.html
The requirements are: I
have three domain names and only one user with some aliases. Google
apps is not an option as I would like to run my own web server. I have
some experience with Unices.
You can use google apps for mail and still run your own web server.
Just point your MX records at google and point www. to somewhere else.
So, is using postfix a way to go for me?
Sure, but understand that postfix is only part of the puzzle (and
probably the easiest part) of what you'll need to run a mail server.
You'll also need a POP/IMAP server (I suggest dovecot), and you might
even want webmail service (roundcube or squirrelmail)
Running a mail server is not a trivial task. If you want something
that "just works" go with google apps. If you want full local control
and don't mind spending ongoing time fiddling with it, postfix is a
fine starting place.
-- Noel Jones
Gergely
You might take a look at ClearOS, it has Postfix as its MTA, and is very
easy
to configure..
Charles
