I am looking for a free (or v. cheap) email server to run along side
apache, ftp on a pc for some of my friends. I have looked at
mailenable (but some of it wants iis), i've looked at mercury/32 and
i'm not too sure about that one

What I want to do is receive emails (on a single static ip) to
multiple domains and stick them in a pop3 account for their clients -
webmail would be nice too!


I think that makes sense?


Thanks

Daz

> What I want to do is receive emails (on a single static ip) to
> multiple domains and stick them in a pop3 account for their clients -
> webmail would be nice too!

Postfix is one of the better MTAs out there:
http://www.postfix.org/

See my instructions on "How to configure postfix virtual domains"
http://www.pc9.org/guides/postfix_virtual.html

-- 
Jem Berkes
http://www.sysdesign.ca/

On 30 Nov 2003 12:37:18 -0800, daz wrote:
> I am looking for a free (or v. cheap) email server to run along side
> apache, ftp on a pc for some of my friends.

I second the recommendation for Postfix earlier in this thread.

    <http://www.postfix.org/>

> I have looked at mailenable (but some of it wants iis), i've looked at
> mercury/32 and i'm not too sure about that one

Never heard of either of those.

Note that you asked for software to run "on a PC".  There are many
operating systems that run on a PC, and most of then can run

> What I want to do is receive emails (on a single static ip) to
> multiple domains

Postfix does this quite nicely.

> and stick them in a pop3 account for their clients -

I'd recommend IMAP rather than POP3, but Courier's IMAP server does both
POP3 and IMAP message access:

    <http://www.courier-mta.org/>

The Dovecot IMAP server seems to be a nicer, IMAP-only server:

    <http://dovecot.fi/>

Both support TLS (otherwise known as "SSL but better") for secure
connection to the server.

> webmail would be nice too!

Many people like Squirrelmail for webmail access to central mail
folders:

    <http://www.squirrelmail.org/>

Most of these programs should come with any recent GNU/Linux or *BSD
distribution.  Debian GNU/Linux has all of them in its (pre-release)
"sarge" branch.

> I think that makes sense?

Note that you asked for software to run "on a PC", which means a
particular hardware platform: an Intel 32-bit CPU or compatible (the
original PCs were 16-bit, but are quite obsolete now).  There are many
operating systems that run on a 32-bit PC; GNU/Linux and the *BSDs run
on a great many hardware platforms, and are ideal for the kind of
Internet services you're asking about.

If you mean "on Windows", then you severely limit your options for good
Internet service software, and I don't think you'll get much sympathy.
Use the right tool for the job.

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Ben Finney <http://bignose.squidly.org/>

On 1 Dec 2003 08:37:10 +1050, Ben Finney wrote:
> Note that you asked for software to run "on a PC".  There are many
> operating systems that run on a PC, and most of then can run

Bah, that's what I get for posting first thing in the morning.
Obviously, this partially-complete paragraph should have been deleted
once I made a more complete explanation at the end.

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  `\                              out, it was gone."  -- Steven Wright |
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Ben Finney <http://bignose.squidly.org/>

Thanks to both of you!

I should have put I'm running winy2k :\ <hangs head in shame> I've
tried (well, I say try, I couldn't get to grips with the hardware side
of configuration for dsl so gave up)

I've been looking at squiggle mail and that looks quite good

Again, many thanks!


Daz

        Try     http://perso.club-internet.fr/macallan/MMS/ for W2K and XP

"daz" <dazno1@aol.com> a �crit dans le message de
news:53211024.0311301237.7ab1fc03@posting.google.com...
> I am looking for a free (or v. cheap) email server to run along side
> apache, ftp on a pc for some of my friends. I have looked at
> mailenable (but some of it wants iis), i've looked at mercury/32 and
> i'm not too sure about that one
>
> What I want to do is receive emails (on a single static ip) to
> multiple domains and stick them in a pop3 account for their clients -
> webmail would be nice too!
>
>
> I think that makes sense?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Daz