> Dennis Clarke: > > Do you think I can figure that one out ? No way. What I do > find is > > vast amounts of info about how to put in ClamAV and SSL bits and auth > > bits and endless web pages that point to apt-get and RHEL yum this that > > and the other thing. [1] What I am seeing is that no one seeems to just > > get the sources and "do it". Perhaps my entire understanding and > > philosophy around open source is terribly flawed? > > Of course there are plenty people, but they have prior experience.
With postfix and dovecot etc. Yes of course. > If you have no prior experience, then you should not build a system > from scratch, when you don't even know what a working system is > supposed to look like. Well this is the process. Probably worth the battle in the end and one would hope that building an MTA and DoveCot is not even remotely close to rocket science. It isn't. It is an art however and art requires both practice and talent. I probably have the talent. > Instead, your time is better spent learning from a system that > already works. In other words, start with a pre-built distribution. OKay, I have a RHEL6 system sitting in front of me and will go through the motions. In the end however I hope to write a nice step by step article about how I got here. > Have a wonderful learning experience. Indeed ! That is the plan. > And please ignore the idiots on this list who say that you are stupid. I always do and know better regardless. Also, thank you for truely wonderful software that saves me from SendMail. Dennis
