--- Ed Wilts <ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx> skrev: > On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 04:50:45AM +0100, Helena > Carlsson wrote: > > I want to set up a mailserver on a FC3 system. I > have > > no experience in working with any mailserver. So, > I > > like to know: > > > > 1. FC3 comes with postfix mailserver. AFAIK it > does > > not support POP3, but maybe it does. > > Postfix is an MTA - Mail Transfer Agent. It doesn't > do POP3. I see. > > > Anyway, do you recommend postfix rather than > sendmail and qmail ? I > > prefer qmail because of its complete resources on > net. > > Since you have no experience, go with postfix. > sendmail these days > should be for people who have a good reason to learn > sendmail or have > access to a sendmail expert. postfix is much easier > to learn out of the > box. I run sendmail because I'm used to it and run > sendmail at work. > > > 2. I have access to a registered web site and its > server system. > > The web is unrelated to e-mail. > > > Also, mail.xxx.com is available. > > This is irrelevant. > No it is not. I meant I have an static IP address, so I can maitain a web mail from home just like my web server. Still irrelevant ? > > But I would like to set up this mailserver to have > pop.xxx.com and > > smtp.xxx.com and can be reached via mail programs > such as thunderbird > > Just a matter of setting up DNS correctly as well as > a POP or IMAP server. > > > and also each person be able to check his email by > typing mail.xxx.com > > in his browser. Do these mailservers (postfix, > sendmail and qmail) > > support it ? > > None of those support webmail. That's a user agent. > Look at > SquirrelMail for web-based mail access. > I did, but FC3 is released with a version of SquirreMail, I think. > > If yes, what about pop.xxx.com and smtp.xxx.com > zones ? It will > > created by mailserver program ? > > No - that's up to the DNS maintainer to set up. > > > 3. Does a mailserver manage both incoming and > outgoing operations > > (SMTP and POP) on a system or they should be > separated on two > > separated systems ? > > Mailservers talk SMTP. You'll need a separate > application to handle POP. > The common ones are Dovecot and uw's imapd. They > can reside on the same > physical server. > Thanks for tips. Merry Christmas, Helena > -- > Ed Wilts, RHCE > Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
