On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:08:54 +0000, Sean Keplinger wrote:

> For users to be able to check their mail from another machine (Linux,Windows,
> Mac, etc) you need to install a POP3 or IMAP daemon; I use ipopd.

Or use the popa3d; it is in the base install and needs zerro configuration
(just activate it

if [ -x /usr/sbin/popa3d ]; then
echo -n ' popa3d'; /usr/sbin/popa3d -D
fi

in /etc/rc.local), and all users on the system have their own mailbox,
which is created when the first mail comes in. Couldn't be easier for a
start !

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:01:49 +0200
Peter Vos <peter.vos@dns.be> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to install a mailserver on a home network.
> It is connected to the internet with an OpenBSD firewall (pf),
> that I would also like to use as mailserver.
> I'm not using my own domain, but want to get email from the
> ISP, and make it available to the users on the internal network.
>
> Why do I want this?
> Some multiboot machines are used internally, making me want
> to have a mailserver that stores all email, so that anyone
> can read their email (and have their mailfolders accessible)
> whatever machine they're working on, in whatever OS.
>
> Are there any people around who have a similar configuration,
> and would like to share what they are using and why?
> (qmail, procmail, courier, postfix, sendmail...?
> pop3 or imap?)
>
I have a similar configuration. The reason I chose my configuration was
that I found it simple (ah, such a relative term) to set up.

My mail is retreived from my ISP using fetchmail.

I use postfix on my Unix boxes because I understood the documentation.

One Unix box is the mail server for my LAN and defined with an MX record
on my DNS server. (openBSD of course!)

Unix users are aliased so that mail from any Unix box on the LAN ends up
on the mail server.

PC/Unix users use IMAP clients to get their mail off the mail server.
Sylpheed, Thunderbird, and Evolution are used (whatever the kid wants).

There is an imap server running on the mail server.

It all works pretty well. The only complaint is that I poll every 20
minutes which is too long when someone is eagerly expecting a mail
message.

Its interesting learning how all the pieces fit together and the things
you can do.

Uwe Dippel <udippel@uniten.edu.my> writes:

> Or use the popa3d; it is in the base install and needs zerro configuration
> (just activate it
>
> if [ -x /usr/sbin/popa3d ]; then
> echo -n ' popa3d'; /usr/sbin/popa3d -D
> fi
>
> in /etc/rc.local), and all users on the system have their own mailbox,

That will work, but some prefer to enable it in inetd.conf. Remove
the # from the lines that start "pop3".

// marc

> That will work, but some prefer to enable it in inetd.conf. Remove
> the # from the lines that start "pop3".

Or if you plan on allowing folks to access their mail securely over
the internet (say from portables), you can add stunnel to inetd.conf
and have it invoke popa3d.

pop3s stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/stunnel stunnel /etc/stunnel/pop3s.conf

for the gory details see: http://rrm3.livejournal.com/4484.html

-wolfgang
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> > I had the same type of issue and after banging my head against the
> > wall for weeks I purchased this:
> >
> > http://www.nogalis.com
> >
> > I bought the smaller one and it took me about 5 minute to set it up. I
> > couldn't be happier with it.
> >
>
> It looks like a nice product, but as a home user, I'm not
> going to pay hundreds of dollars for something that has to
> be possible to build yourself. I have no deadline, and want
> to learn something doing this.
>
> Thanks,
> Peter.

Well having the time is just one of those things I can't argue with.
The thing I liked about the Nogi is really its manageability. I can
add users, manage quotas, change domains, forward addresses, manage my
site all through this web interface from anywhere I want. Its fast and
easy. It also has a great image server that I can upload my pictures
to super easily right from my camera, thumbnails and everything. The
closest compatitor is around $2000 more and doesn't offer unlimited
licenses. + I get support. Okay I am starting to sound like an ad. I
know how to do all this myself too but seriously don't have the time
to debug stupid problems.