Re: qmail or postfix
On 3/23/06, Miguel Filho <miguel.filho@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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)?
>
> Well, in the MTA area, there is A LOT of options, and I really think
> that you should use
> what you know better and has what you need.
>
> I use postfix here at the company, lighting fast, flexible and secure.
> Works damns good to me.
> I really do not enjoy qmail because of the tons of patches you need to
> add, and postfix do
> everything a need, and is very extensible, take a look at the policy
> delegation protocol, transport maps, etc.
>
I'd like to thank everyone for the responses. It confirms that I want
to move to postfix. We're currently using vpopmail with qmail.
Does anyone have a pointer for the appropriate subsitute to work with postfix?
We only provide pop3 access, not imap or anything else. I've seen
several references to courier, so it seems that's the path I need to
take.
Any web resources or scripts that can assist with moving from vpopmail
to ??? with postfix will be greatly appreciated.
I've poked around with google a bit, but haven't found anything that's
dead obvious for what I need. I think a chunk of it is me needing to
research the difference between what qmail (or postfix) does and what
vpopmail (or courier ot ??? does).
I understand most of this should probably post to the postfix list,
but I figured I'd pick the Debian brains first :-).
BTW, I'll be using sarge, as I like stable (if anything else, it's
wonderfully boring).
Once again, thanks for the responses already!
Gary
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