On Apr 5, 2005 12:24 PM, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > GPL wrote: > > Hi folks, I'm starting my first jump into working with a Linux mail > > server. So far from what I have read I need sendmail for SMTP and some > > other service for POP/IMAP. From what I see the thing to use with > > fedora is Cyrus-imapd. My goal is to run a mail server for a handful > > of people in a non mission critical environment that can be accessed > > by outlook/thunderbird, etc.. A learning experience mainly. > > > > I have found this by searching the list: > > http://www.bsodmike.com/articles/sendmail&cyrus.php > > > > Can anyone suggest links to online reading I can use for this new > > mission I am on? > > > > By the way, in one piece of documentation I was reading for Cyrus > > there was mention of accessing the /etc/inetd.conf file. However on my > > FC3 install that is no where to be seen. Is it something I need to > > create or perhaps my reading material was outdated? > > Fedora uses xinetd (configuration files in /etc/xinetd.d) rather than > the traditional /etc/inetd.conf file as it is more flexible. > > cyrus will be a big learning curve for you, especially given the > relatively simple nature of what you're trying to set up, so I'd suggest > trying dovecot as a simpler POP/IMAP server instead. > > Paul. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Thats right, I know I have read this somewhere. Thanks for the memory jog. I'll look into dovecot. Thanks for the tip. I would still like to research both. Have to start somewhere learning it somehow. Online documentation is what I am researching now. Also, since I have the server locked up in a closet I am mainly configuring via the CLI.
