Linux DNS and Mail server

[jrogerom]

Hi, I already have 2 Mail servers. I also use them as DNS servers for the company. The computers are very old and I want to install new computers (Core 2 duo, HD 250 MB, 2 GB RAM, MB Intel) My question is wich distribution of linux do you suggest and which program for email.

I use Linux version 2.4.22 (root@midas) (gcc version 3.2.3) #2 Tue Sep 2 17:35:31 PDT 2003
amavisd, clamd, squirrelmail, postfix in one and the other one sendmail.
Thanks in advance

 

[damber]

Well, for me the best choice for Linux Server OS is RedHat / CentOS (essentially Redhat Enterprise Linux for free) and Desktop is Ubuntu, so personally I would use CentOS for the mail server and Postfix + Cyrus SASL (for SMTP Auth - with TLS) + Dovecot (for IMAP & POP3 - with TLS) + Squirrelmail + clam (for anti-virus) + ASSP (for anti-spam) (or spamassasin). And either mysql or LDAP for virtual domain support - LDAP is preferred IMHO, but it depends on the scenario.

hope that helps.



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[jrogerom]

thanks damber.

What dou you or anybody else think of FreeBSD or Centos 5?

Those were recommended by a person who is going to install the distributions on the computers.

Thanks again

 

[damber]

As per my post above - I would recommend CentOS.

FreeBSD is also good (but is a 'Unix', rather than a 'Linux' distro). Personally I prefer CentOS, but it depends on the skills and experience of the people implementing and administering the system. As CentOS 5 is essentially a community compilation of the RHEL 5 source, this means you get a lot of support and documentation / resources that help support the system and have the use of rpm's and decent repositories.



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[m4ilm4n]

I second damber's recommendation - for servers, I run CentOS 5. For MTAs, I run EXIM instead of sendmail (better performance, better security).

 

[smah]

Another vote for CentOS 5

 

[QatQat]

Nothing wrong with CentOS 5 at all; I run it on many servers. But I must confess that for my own company I use the good old Debian, but with Sendmail instead of the Default Exim.
Sendmail is an old habit of mine although I realise that Exim is a touch easier to run; I do not believe that sendmail is anyhow unsafe. This is a metropolitan myth. There were some bugs in the past and they have been fixed. I would like to see other MTAs on a period of 20 years or more, like sendmail, and see which one comes out perfect and bugless in such a long timespan.

SO, to conclude, I would give Debian a bash if you love your linux shell and are willing to stay for long time (very very long) with the same version. Otherwise, if you need more up to date solutions, CentOS would get a vote from me.

About MTA, unless you love sendmail like I do, I would recommend something more immediate but proven like Postfix.



QatQat

If I could have sex each time I reboot my server, I would definitely prefer Windoz over Linux!

 

[jrogerom]

Thanks to all of you guys that advised me about it.
I will install CentOS 5 on the servers.

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