[TriLUG] mail server

[mark at thefowles.com]

Tanner -

Thanks - I am trying to setup a pop3 mail server for the Charter High School. I tried qmail - but I am struggling (never have set up a mail server before) -- I'll look on google (my favorite search engine :-)  ) -- I just want to make sure I have enough information so that I don't wreck the site....

Thanks,
Mark

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On 14 Oct 2002 10:40:18 -0400, Tanner Lovelace <lovelace at wayfarer.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 10:28, mark at thefowles.com wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend a good email server for linux, or a good step by step for configuring sendmail to handle pop3?
> 
> What are you trying to accomplish?  Sendmail is only an MTA (mail
> transport agent).  It only transports mail between endpoints.
> After that you need some other program for accessing the mail.
> This can be a pop3 server, an imap server, or even a program
> (like pine or mutt) that will access the mail file directly.
> 
> The University of Washington makes an imap server that also
> does pop3.  It is much maligned, but it is very easy to setup
> and works adequately.  In fact, it generally comes standard
> in most linux distributions these days and you probably only
> need to configure something in the inetd or xinetd configuration files.
> 
> Alternatively, there are other pop3 servers out there.  A 
> quick google search should show you several.
> 
> Tanner
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