Putting together a feature rich email server
I am currently trying to build a ISP level e-mail sever. Apple's mail server won't come close.
I am have been trying to research the best software for the job but before I could do that I had to figure out exactly what I needed. Here is the list of features:
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-Accounts and authentication held in a MySQL databes
-Multiple Vitrual Domains ( also handled by MySQL databases)
-POP/IMAP, as well as "webmail" (squirrelmail)
-PHP
-Fast and able to handle 1000-100000 users
-Secure.. both in program design and ability to use SSL on some of or all Virtual domains
-UCE protection/filtering
-Antivirus protection
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IS THIS POSSIBLE ON MAC OS X SERVER (XSERVE)????
The goal is to make an easy to administer webserver, hence the need for most looked up data to be in mysql.
I am gathering information on how to do this. Instead of reinventing the wheel I am sure that many or all of these requests have been accomplished before. I am turning to the community to figure out the best approach. Any thoughts on this subject is greatly appricated.
Apprently ElgertS ([url]https://www.afp548.com/eBBS/search.php?search_author=ElgertS[/url]) has some similar requests. With that in mind I am going to be taking notes and hopefully putting together an article reguarding this process.
As of now these are the programs i am looking at... feel free to comment on any of them:
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Postfix as the main MTA [url]http://www.postfix.org[/url]
UW Pine/Pico POP/IMAP
SquirrelMail [url]http://squirrelmail.org[/url] (with some Plugins) [url]http://squirrelmail.org/plugins.php[/url]
PAM-MySQL [url]http://pam-mysql.sourceforge.net/[/url]
Postfix Admin [url]http://high5.net/postfixadmin/[/url]
WebMin [url]http://www.webmin.com/[/url]
MySQL [url]http://www.mysql.org[/url]
Mailman [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/mailman[/url]
ClamAV [url]http://clamav.elektrapro.com/[/url]
Amavis [url]http://www.amavis.org/[/url]
SpamAssassin [url]http://spamassassin.rediris.es/index.html[/url]
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Thanks to all