Linux mail servers
Hi,
I'm looking into replacing our company mail server, possibly with a Linux box. However, I've done a fair amount of searching and I have been unable to locate a mail server application that the company would consider a suitable replacement for what we use at the moment (Exchange 5.5 on NT4). Can anyone point me in the direction of something that provides similar functionality (and doesn't have a near-vertical learning curve)?
DanF
I'm looking into replacing our company mail server, possibly with a Linux box. However, I've done a fair amount of searching and I have been unable to locate a mail server application that the company would consider a suitable replacement for what we use at the moment (Exchange 5.5 on NT4). Can anyone point me in the direction of something that provides similar functionality (and doesn't have a near-vertical learning curve)?
DanF
jetx
I suggest you stick at your current setup... But try Qmail server on linux as well. I haven't seen a linux mail server aswell in the process. Even sendmail can provide what Exchange can provide locally. All you need to do is setup sendmail to do this things.
I don't know how big your company is and that effects the answer.
Sendmail comes on must distributions and is free but takes a bit of know how.
Post.Office is probably what you actually want. It costs a little money, but is far easier to administer than sendmail.
If your company is big -- really big -- then you want Post.Office's big brother, Intermail. Very slick, very scaleable, very stable. Good price too, if you have 50,000 users or so.
ALL of these are much more stable than Exchange. If you think the learning curve for sendmail is bad, just wait until the first time you LOSE the attachment association file for Exchange and have to try to figure out what pieces go with which e-mails. If you are counting on Exchange you are little better off than a beta tester.
J Crouchet (UNIX Snob)
Sendmail comes on must distributions and is free but takes a bit of know how.
Post.Office is probably what you actually want. It costs a little money, but is far easier to administer than sendmail.
If your company is big -- really big -- then you want Post.Office's big brother, Intermail. Very slick, very scaleable, very stable. Good price too, if you have 50,000 users or so.
ALL of these are much more stable than Exchange. If you think the learning curve for sendmail is bad, just wait until the first time you LOSE the attachment association file for Exchange and have to try to figure out what pieces go with which e-mails. If you are counting on Exchange you are little better off than a beta tester.
J Crouchet (UNIX Snob)
ASKER
jetx: Thanks for your suggestions, I've rejected your answer to keep the question open to other experts.
crouchet: Would I be right in guessing that you're not a fan of Exchange?!?
It's only a small company, so it sounds like post.office is the answer. Do they have a website?
Many thanks,
DanF
crouchet: Would I be right in guessing that you're not a fan of Exchange?!?
It's only a small company, so it sounds like post.office is the answer. Do they have a website?
Many thanks,
DanF
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That HP package looks pretty good. I've downloaded a copy.
Many thanks to all who contributed.
DanF
Many thanks to all who contributed.
DanF