Providing e-mail facility on web site using Linux web server

[ssruprai]

Hello,

I want to know how can I provide e-mail facility to my web site users using Linux web server.

Which software etc. is needed to provide e-mail facility similar to hotmail.com and yahoo.com on Linux.

I have installed imapd and ipop3d etc. but I don't know how to add new users for that software.

If I use php to provide web interface, there are php-imap methods to access, reply and delete their mails. Users who have logins on that Linux system can access their mails. But there is no method to add new users. I think using that software only users who have account (login) on that server can check their mail.

So, whenever a new user is registered on these sites do they create new system login or they use a software which uses its own database to manage users and their emails etc.

So, which software (like imap/pop server, sendmail etc) I'll need to setup on my Linux Web Server to provide this e-mail facility.

Is it possible to provide this facility using Linux and other free software?

I also want to know does imapd/ipop3d need sendmail to send emails?

 

[ady2k]

You can try Redhat 7.3 Server.Because RedHat 7.3 Server provided web mail server software.

 

[danandita]

For easy administration is suggest u to use qmail-vpopmail as backend system and search free webmail script on freshmeat as the frontend

regards,

Darmawan W. Anandita
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ISP Network/System Administrator
M-Web Indonesia

http://people.mweb.co.id/~anand

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Darmawan W. Anandita
Network/System Administrator
M-Web Indonesia