On 25/03/18 14:48, Tom Browder wrote:
> I’m in the process of setting up a new server and want postfix.
> 
> My question is: should I install from source or use the debian packages?
> 
> I have installed fro source before, but I would like to ease my
> maintenance burden as much as I can, but without sacrificing security.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> -Tom
> 
Hello Tom,

Unless you want to hack your system on a regular basis, play with the
latest features of Postfix and can't wait to have them, stay with the
packaged version.

Hosting emails is already challenging enough, so I would not add the
trouble of compiling package from source and introducing possible
incompatibilities on your system with the packages already installed.

Moreover, if it is a live server, you probably don't want to install the
compiler toolchain and facilitate the life of someone who would have
penetrated your system...

The reasons above is why I have started to publish some scripts I had to
build a mail server from scratch, but using only Debian packages.

If you are interested, for documentation purposes or not, it's here:

https://github.com/progmaticltd/homebox

You will see that the Debian packaged version of postfix is reasonably
up to date, and you can have a perfectly functional mail server without
too much trouble.

Kind regards,
André

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