what packeges do I need to set up a mail server with linux?

[sco21]

Do you know any DOC's or Links about it?

THANK YOU!!!!

 

[sleipnir214]

What mail server do you want to use?

I can tell you about qmail. Others, I am sure, could steer you correctly with postfix or sendmail. Each has its strengths and weaknesses.

For qmail, point your web browser to

http://www.lifewithqmail.org/lwq.html#installation

and follow the instructions there.

 

[sarm]

Hello,

Webmin has a nice gui interface to assist in setting up your mail server and works on pretty much any linux system.

If you have never set-up qmail or sendmail this link may get you going

http://www.webmin.com/support.html

Good luck..

 

[ady2k]

You can check from

http://www.sendmail.org.

This website had a lot of document for sendmail.

 

[garwain]

Just to throw in the other big name (and my personal preferance) I would suggest checking out postfix. It's a powerful email system that I believe makes security easier to set up.

 

[sleipnir214]

See, sco21? I told you others would be able to tell you about sendmail and postfix.

 

[aixmurderer]

Sendmail is probably the most widely used out there, but the config file is quite a challenge for someone new to sendmail, a steep learning curve.

Qmail is nice to work with, but requires some extra packages if you want to for instance use sendmail's aliases file if you use aliases extensively.

Postfix I haven't tried yet, so no comments here. Still wanna go here.... IBM Certified Specialist - MQSeries
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