Re: [gentoo-user] I want to configure an email server

[Dan Cowsill <danthehat@gmail.com>]

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Well, you guys have given me a lot of reading to do!  Thanks for all the
 pointers.  I'll probably fill you in with updates on my progress as I
will no doubt run into a few snags.

Thanks again!



blackhawk@linuxant.fr wrote:
> Hey there, thanks for the tip!  I didn't expect to find a complete
> HOWTO, as I said, but then again I've never seen a HOWTO that big.
> 
> Question, though.  Do I need to do anything very special to use MySQL
> instead of PGSQL?
>> You just have to do what they say in the Howto for PgSQL for MySQL, it's
>> the same thing.
>> A sed -e 's|pgsql|mysql|ig' on this Howto might be sufficient :)
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
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> danthehat ;)blackhawk@linuxant.fr wrote:
>>>> Hello !
>>>>
>>>> I advise you to take a look at
>>>> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Email:_A_Complete_Virtual_System .
>>>> I've used this howto to make my email server and all works fine now.
>>>> It's composed of Postfix + Spamassassin + SQLGrey + ClamAV coupled with
>>>> MySQL database for me or PGSQL as in the howto.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Xavier Parizet
>>>> http://www.linuxant.fr/
>>>>
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>>>>> But I have no idea where to start.  Frankly, so many possibilities and
>>>>> incredibly complex setups have deterred me somewhat from embarking on
>>>>> this venture.  However, I would very much like to have my very own
>>>>> email
>>>>> server under my own domain name.
>>>>>
>>>>> So what I'm asking you guys for is documentation, software packages,
>>>>> recommended setups, anything you can add.  I am not looking for an all
>>>>> in one HOWTO (and don't really expect to find one with such a
>>>>> complicated process) and I am willing to RTFM when necessary.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks a lot guys.
>>>>>
>>>>> - - --
>>>>> danthehat ;)
>>>>> 

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