Ultimate FOSS mailserver?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 12:01:23AM -0400, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> I'll be installing a new mailserver for someone, so I can start from
> scratch rather than upgradiing from something else.
> 
> So far the intention is to install the following components:
> - Postfix email server
> - SpamAssassin spam-removal system (with Maia web-based configuration
> interface)
> - Courier IMAP server
> - GPG
> - Mailman mailing list management
> - Clam anti-virus
> - Squirrel webmail
> 
> 
> 1) Are each of the above tools still considered at or near the top of
> their fields?

As far as I can tell, yes.  I personally find spamassassin a useless
slowpoke, so I use bogofilter instead.  Works well for a suer, but
requries some interaction to update it once in a while if it makes a
mistake.  Perhaps not the best choice for a mail server.

> 2) I don't have a lot of experience with Clam -- how is it? Is there a
> need to go to a commercial system like Sophos or will Clam fit the bill?

Well the price is good, and since it will just be scanning email, it
probably would be OK.

> 3) One important component missing above is a groupware (shared
> calendar/todo-list) system. Is there yet an open soure system that will
> support Outlook Express (or optionally, the Lightning extension to
> Thunderbird)? How mature are the open source exchange replacements such
> as oser? In general, how have TLUGers done this in other installations?

No clue.  Apparently evolution can now talk to exchange.  Not what you
are asking for though.

> 4) Are there specialized distributions or bundles that people can
> recommend for an install like this? Or is it OK to just pick the parts
> out of a conventional distro?

I always find Debian has packages for everything. :)

> Any help is appreciated.

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