From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E342v-0002v8-G0 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:47:57 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j7B3jYAC008256; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:45:34 GMT Received: from wdscexfe01.sc.wdc.com (wdscexfe01.sc.wdc.com [129.253.170.53]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7B3jXeK022031 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:45:33 GMT Received: from neuromancer.home.net ([129.253.107.157]) by wdscexfe01.sc.wdc.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:46:18 -0700 Received: from neuromancer.home.net (neuromancer.home.net [127.0.0.1]) by neuromancer.home.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7B3kDbh008800 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 11:46:13 +0800 Subject: [gentoo-server] Comments on IMAP Server (cyrus/courier/dovecot) From: Ow Mun Heng To: gentoo-server@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 11:46:13 +0800 Message-Id: <1123731973.5878.30.camel@neuromancer.home.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-server@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-server@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Aug 2005 03:46:19.0219 (UTC) FILETIME=[3BAF6230:01C59E27] X-Archives-Salt: ecbcae83-b4aa-4b09-ac54-e0b18124da43 X-Archives-Hash: 7b215a0500daaa431969e96ee7a5b0b6 I'm just doing some testing for setting up a virtual mailhosting I've read the Gentoo Virt Mail Howto and quite a few others but still have some questions. Choosen Mail Server : Postfix IMAP Client under consideration : Cyrus IMAP/Courier IMAP/DoveCot Requirements. 1. Ability to do Virtual Mail Hosting 2. Ability to support local Users (see note) 3. Scalable 4. Support for flat file Passwords(/etc/passwd) or LDAP/MySQL Note : a. Some users will be local users. These users will have SSH/SFTP/FTP b. Some users will need to have FTP access (NO SSH) to webhosting The problem here is mainly due to note (a) and (b) where there is a need for local users. What I want, what is written on postfix's site (http://www.postfix.org/VIRTUAL_README.html) is a variation of i) NON Postfix Store : Separate Domains, NON-Unix Accounts and ii) Postfix store : Separate Domains, UNIX Accounts Can all of these be done using NON-Postfix Store (cyrus/courier/dovecot) : Separate Domains with Unix and Non Unix Accounts? Depending on whether there is need for note (a) and (b) or should I just put the local users on a separate box? What are you using? I've seen quite a lot of Howto and docs but seems like my choice isn't one of those widely used scenerios. In addition to that, it also doesn't seem cyrus-imapd is much used too. -- Ow Mun Heng Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! Neuromancer 11:23:21 up 3:57, 6 users, load average: 1.00, 0.81, 0.71 -- gentoo-server@gentoo.org mailing list