Re: qmail or postfix
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:12:54 -0600
"Gary Smithe" <deb.guy@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I work at a small ISP with a few dozen email hosted domains.
>
> Our primary server is a redhat box running qmail and vpopmail.
>
> I'd like to switch to a debian box, but have a question that hopefully
> someone can help with.
>
> >From what I've read, qmail and its tools break several Linux
> conventions, so I'd like to go to postfix.
>
> Here's the question:
>
> What are your opinions of qmail / vpopmail (i.e. should I even switch
> from them)?
> If I do switch, what is the best replacement for vpopmail (where I can
> use maildir's and copy the contents from the old mail server to the
> new)?
I have used both qmail and postfix on my servers before. Qmail is great
if you like tiny and secure. But if you need very many features added
in, it can turn into a mess real quick trying to merge patches, etc. I
have found Postfix to be very flexible and feature rich, yet the extra
features stay turned off until you enable them.
If you want a setup similar to vpopmail, and you don't mind using
MySQL, take a look at the following tutorial. I found it to be very
helpful in setting up a postfix installation.
http://workaround.org/articles/ispmail-sarge/
HTH,
Jacob
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