Re: Wich e-mail server to choose?

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 02/11/2009 12:46 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> > Normally, I'd suggest Postfix - as I've found it the easiest to "wire 
> > up" with antivirus and antispam software, but... since the original 
> > poster indicated:
> >
> > > I would appreciate any advice on what mail Server to choose. This 
> > > would be my first experience installing and configuring an internal 
> > > mail server (No e-mail outside the LAN). Only to exchange mails 
> > > between Windows PC’s inside my department (IP segment or subnet).
> > >
> > > This is a small intranet project where a Windows DNS server is 
> > > already running but is not in my possibilities to manage it. I’ll be 
> > > using a Debian etch box to accomplish this intranet project.
> > I agree with the multiple suggestions to just let Debian install Exim.
> >
> > Getting the aglomeration of Postfix (or Sendmail), plus amavis, plus 
> > spamassassin, etc. all working together takes more than a bit of 
> > doing. It's worth doing if you handle large amounts of external 
> > traffic (I run a bunch of email lists), but it is a royal pain.
>
> Any harder than plugging amavis and spamassassin into Exim4?
never actually tried that combination - I just remember that I found 
more howto.s and such for the postfix-based combination - haven't looked 
in a few years, though

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