[TriLUG] Network file system.

[Ben Simpson]

I will definitly take a closer look at it then.   What do you use for pop3
and imap with a postfix server?

Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Carnes" <jonc at nc.rr.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Network file system.


> Postfix is as close to a drop in replacement for sendmail as you get.
> Under normal circumstances it does everything that Sendmail does.  The
> exception is that the Postfix does a superior job of handling virtual
> domains.  In fact, Tanner moved TriLUG over to Postfix to solve a problem
> we had with virtual hosting.
> Sendmail could have handled the problem with a recompile and the addition
> of another configuration file to handle reverse mapping of email
addresses,
> but Postfix was a simple drop in replacement that handled the problem.
>
> Other pluses are that Postfix doesn't run as a monolithic deamon, it
> actually runs as a modularized application where each module only has the
> rights necessary to handle its specific job.  The net effect is that
> Postfix is much more secure than Sendmail.
>
> Another plus for Postfix is that it can handle much more mail using much
> less processor and memory than Sendmail.
>
> Finally, Postfix also integrates with LDAP.  The install comes with an
LDAP
> integrations example.
>
> Jon
> ===
> On Tuesday 27 August 2002 08:40 am, Ben Simpson wrote:
> > Cool thanks for the help.  I probably will ask a few questions.
> > Have you set up Samba to work with LDAP?
> >
> > Does Postfix work with LDAP?
> > I will take a look at Postfix and try to install it.
> > the reason I picked sendmail was just because it seemed to be the most
> > popular (going with the idea, if it is popular it is pretty much
> > standard) But I am open to other things.  Webmin does a good job of
> > taking some of the complexity out of it.  Webmin also has a postfix
> > module.  I am curious to take a look at it.
> > How well does it handle virtual user accounts?   Like ben at silextech.com
> > and ben at someotherdomain.com  these should be two different users.  Does
> > Postfix handle that.
> > Also is it a drop in replacement for sendmail?
> >
> > Ben
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thunder Bear" <thunderbear at yonderway.com>
> > To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Network file system.
> >
> > > DocBook XML is the most portable.  If that is not practical, plain old
> > > HTML is best.
> > >
> > > I know others are going to say it, so I won't feel too bad asking:
> > > have you considered Postfix instead of Sendmail?  It is exponentially
> > > easier to set up, which is especially important to lure in NT admins.
> > >
> > > Otherwise I think this is a very worthy effort.  I've done some of
this
> > > kind of work myself so feel free to hit me privately if you get stuck
> > > on something or just want a second pair of eyes to look at it.
> > >
> > > The LDAP & Samba bit is likely to be the toughest part IMHO (if you
> > > drop sendmail anyway *wink*)
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 08:01 AM, Ben Simpson wrote:
> > > > I am working on some installation instructions for Debian 3.0  Just
> > > > because
> > > > I have it installed.
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to write it for those people that would like to replace
> > > > windows
> > > > 2k with linux alternatives.
> > > >
> > > > for example....
> > > > Debian linux 3.0 w/Samba file services.
> > > > PostgreSQL to replace Microsoft SQL 2000
> > > > Sendmail to replace Exchange 2000
> > > > Apache to replace IIS5
> > > > Webmin to replace Web Based Administration
> > > > LDAP to replace AD
> > > >
> > > > I would like to duplicate all the parts of windows 2000 using free
> > > > software
> > > > and linux.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am writing it on a linux machine and would like to know what
> > > > document format most people use? (other than .doc)  Kword? Abiword?
> > > >
> > > > Ben
> >
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