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08-28-2011, 11:13 AM #1Web Hosting Guru
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Which email to set up?
I just signed up with Linode and have a web server up and running but I don't have any email program installed. SHould I set up Postfix? Citadel? Zimbra?
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08-28-2011, 02:37 PM #2Junior Guru
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Postfix+Dovecot+whatver you wish as frontend (Roundcube?)
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08-28-2011, 02:46 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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If you want to save ram Google apps is a great alternative
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08-29-2011, 11:10 AM #4Web Hosting Evangelist
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postfix+dovecot+dspam+hastymail2
Very effective spam detection, SASL auth SMTP, and SSL IMAP, with a lightweight web interface.
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08-29-2011, 11:20 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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08-29-2011, 11:34 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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That's very unlikely. But either way, please define 'email program'.
SHould I set up Postfix? Citadel? Zimbra?
If you're looking for an MTA, I'd go with whatever your distribution comes with by default. If you're interested in comparing MTAs, this article may be useful: http://shearer.org/MTA_Comparison
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08-29-2011, 12:09 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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I use CentOS, which comes with sendmail by default. However, when Kloxo is installed the sendmail application is replaced with qmail.
I get by with qmail but I don't like it. The thing is that qmail hasn't had a new release since the late 1990s, and there are a lot of MTA capabilities that we use today that weren't thought of back then. There are a few packages that make life with qmail a lot easier, qmail-toaster for example, but it's still clumsy to do things like smtp authentication or smtp-after-pop.
Postfix is a much new application, and there is an active development community keeping its features current. That makes Postfix a lot easier to work with. There is a movement underfoot to put pressure on Kloxo developers to start using Postfix instead of qmail. I say the sooner the better.
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08-29-2011, 03:37 PM #8Aspiring Evangelist
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On my CentOS, I am using Postfix. There is a big developer movement toward this app which is one of the reasons I use it. The features are up to date and everything is where you'd expect it.
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08-29-2011, 08:58 PM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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Postfix is the better choice in your list. But Google apps is a pretty good option if you don't want more than 10 users.
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08-29-2011, 09:51 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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