Re: Question about creating a mail server

Am Tue, 29 May 2007 03:59:25 -0400 schrieb Randy Yates:

Is there a good IMAP server for linux?
I prefer cyrus.

As I understand it, IMAP allows you to keep messages on the server,
You understand right, but every (newer) pop3 client has an option like
keep the message on the server or similar.

while the client is essentially just a user-interface. I don't want my
last umpteen years' email messages remaining up on a server. For one
thing, I'd be concerned about data integrity. For another, there's the
storage requirements and possible associated expense (with an ISP).

You also could setup an email server on you ISP site which sends the mail
directely to your system like a smtp proxy.
e.g MTA --> receives and check email --> send to DynDNS IP etc.

Yes, you could probably create a local repository and keep your
long-term stuff there, but just having it all in one centralized server
seems cleaner to me.
You can make backups via a simple shell script and then ipurge (cyrus)
older mail.
I don't know what exactely you but I bet I am close enough :-)
.

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