Linux Email Server

[b4u]

Hi,

I'm planning on building a linux server. It would be a private server, where I will put SVN, MySQL, Geronimo, and any other stuff necessary.

One thing I would like to do, though, is to make it an email server. For that I would need some free email server, which serves POP3, SMTP, and webclient would be nice (although I believe I could install a 3rd party webclient app for the job).

I also would like it to store the emails in a way that would be easy to backup. It would be nice if it could use MySQL for the job ... that would be awesome.

Any free email server software available for the job?

Thank you.

 

[Cogman]

courier, SquirrelMail, and yaws-mail.

I have never set up an Email server so I couldn't tell you which is better. I have seen Squirrelmail in action and its not all that bad.

Perhaps someone has a better recommendation, but this should get you pointed in the right direction at least

 

[Nothinman]

For mail servers I like postfix for SMTP and Cyrus for IMAP. Cyrus is a bit of a pain to setup because of it's dependency on SASL but good packages like those in Debian take care of that. If Cyrus wasn't an option I'd probably go with Courier or Dovecot for IMAP.

For webmail I personally liked the look of Horde/IMP better than Squirrelmail, but I don't really like webmail at all so I never use it anymore.

 

[Netopia]

You could look here for excellent instructions on Debian Etch Postfix Virtual mailbox domains with PostfixAdmin, MySQL, Courier IMAP/POP3, Maildrop, Amavisd-new, SquirrelMail and MailZu :

http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/virtual.html

 

[sciencewhiz]

If you're running it off of your own internet connection, you will likely have problems sending mail, either because your ISP blocks outgoing smtp or because the people you send mail to will mark it as spam because it comes from a dynamic IP.

I've had to set my MTA up to use my ISP's smtp server. It was easy in the beginning, when no authentication was needed, but as the ISP added more and more requirements, it got harder and harder to figure out how to configure the MTA.

 

[Nothinman]

I just route all of my outgoing mail through google. It requires authentication but they have directions available.

 

[child of wonder]

Another vote for Postfix. That's the only MTA I'll use. Dovecot for IMAP and POP3. Then set up PostfixAdmin with MySQL for a database backend to your account info. Squirrelmail or Horde depending on which you think looks better.

Golden!

 

[Red Squirrel]

postfix FTW. Check this tutorial its great to help you know how to configure it along with pop/imap.

http://howtoforge.com/linux_postfix_virtual_hosting

 

[Riddler]

i ran qmailtoaster for a couple of years. download scripts from their website that install everything you need, and they have a great support team. pretty easy to set up, meets all your requirements...