Which mail server ?

[jamesb]

I grew up in the days of sendmail. I know that there are much more user friendly mail server apps available now. The question is - which one!

So, this is what I am going to do with it:

- mail for multiple domains/users
- a couple of mailing lists (controlled with mailman)
- spam filtering
- pop3 delivery
- maybe webmail

I don't really want LDAP or database intergration because its kind of overkill for the one or two addresses I'll be serving. Text file configuration is fine.

I'm going to go and check out exim and postfix, but what would you suggest?

[Howie]

I come from sendmail ... and doing everything by hand ... webmin + postfix is so damned easy and when I'm lazy and don't want to open up webmin I can just modify a file while ssh'd in.

postfix does it for me...

I use spamassassin, spop, squirrelmail (with a cheapo cert from godaddy cuz im sick of ssl warnings), and i've got 5 different domains having mail delivery

[Candyman]

I actually still use sendmail. Mainly since I like the function that you can use @ in usernames...or maybe that is the sole reason :)

I use Webmin for admin of the server, Usermin for webmail, Virtualmin (Webmin module) for admin of domains, email accounts, databases etc., dovecot for pop3 and imap, spamassassin for antispam and a whole bunch of RBLs to stop other spams.

Virtualmin will "automate" creation of new domains. It adds virtualhost entries, DNS zones, email accounts, connect databases and a lot more.
It do what I want it to do :D

If anyone would like to make webmin and usermin look really neat you should try this theme. It really changes the whole experience:
http://www.stress-free.co.nz/content/view/141/82/

Hehe, my post sounds like a commercial for Webmin, Usermin and Virtualmin.

[ParrillaDeJuan]

Hi there,
another fellow from the 90s school ( = sendmail) here. I've been happy with sendmail for
years and ended testing further mailers just to fill a few ugly winter weekends. At the time,
Exim left me stunned: simple, intuitive, well-organized, lot of documentation/examples/tips
around, preferred choice of Debian. Actually i have 2 production Exim installations, including
my Debian VPS here and i think i'm fully convinced i will not switch back to Sendmail. I have
it up and kicking with spamassassin (antispam), clamav+freshclam (antivirus), mailman
(mailing-list manager), Squirrelmail (no-frills webmail with tiny requirements - ideal for VPSs)
and saslauthd for plain authentication (... feature available only if the underlying ESMTP
session is encrypted - really nice). I'm not using virtual email boxes but that's my personal
choice.

The next ugly weekend available :D i will look how to do what guys at RimuHosting have
elegantly accomplished with Sendmail to manage their backup MX mailer (look at the April
2006 newsletter (http://forums.rimuhosting.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201))

[daemonikal]

Hey,

Just thought I'd drop my 2c in, since I use my VPS primarily for mail. I'm by no means a seasoned pro, but I I've been using qmail for about 4 years now and love it! What I use is a modified qmail install, very much like netqmail, that can be found at www.qmailrocks.org (http://www.qmailrocks.org). This is a great project for newbies and pros alike, IMO.

Also, on a side note, there is a sister project to this for DJBDNS (an AWESOME BIND replacement) at www.djbdnsrocks.org (http://www.djbdnsrocks.org).

I hope this helps someone else as much as it has helped me :)