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From: Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com>
To: gentoo <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Comments on IMAP Server (cyrus/courier/dovecot)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:46:23
Message-Id: 1123731709.5878.27.camel@neuromancer.home.net
1 I'm just doing some testing for setting up a virtual mailhosting
2 I've read the Gentoo Virt Mail Howto and quite a few others but still
3 have some questions.
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5 Choosen Mail Server : Postfix
6 IMAP Client under consideration : Cyrus IMAP/Courier IMAP/DoveCot
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8 Requirements.
9 1. Ability to do Virtual Mail Hosting
10 2. Ability to support local Users (see note)
11 3. Scalable
12 4. Support for flat file Passwords(/etc/passwd) or LDAP/MySQL
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14 Note :
15 a. Some users will be local users. These users will have SSH/SFTP/FTP
16 b. Some users will need to have FTP access (NO SSH) to webhosting
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18 The problem here is mainly due to note (a) and (b) where there is a need
19 for local users. What I want, what is written on postfix's site
20 (http://www.postfix.org/VIRTUAL_README.html) is a variation of
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22 i) NON Postfix Store : Separate Domains, NON-Unix Accounts
23 and
24 ii) Postfix store : Separate Domains, UNIX Accounts
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26 Can all of these be done using NON-Postfix Store
27 (cyrus/courier/dovecot) : Separate Domains with Unix and Non Unix
28 Accounts? Depending on whether there is need for note (a) and (b)
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30 or should I just put the local users on a separate box?
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36 Ow Mun Heng
37 Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM
38 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!!
39 Neuromancer 11:23:21 up 3:57, 6 users, load average: 1.00, 0.81, 0.71
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