Michael James wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:15 am, Sandy Drobic wrote:
John Andersen wrote:
On Tuesday 25 July 2006 00:04, Sandy Drobic wrote:
Some days ago I decided to configure some pop accounts (only used imap before) and ran into the /dev/random problem. I was lazy and simply set "allowapop:0" in /etc/imapd.conf. This is still Suse 9.2, do you know if the problem still persists in Suse 10.x?
I'm a convert to dovecot for pop3, pop3s, imap, and imaps. It exists as an RPM for all SuSEs since 9.2. For 10.0 and 10.1 you may have to get it from an install repository, I couldn't find it on the DVDs. Take a look at the config file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf everything you want, simply presented. The developer is on the ball too.
Don't know. I had to use Cyrus on a SLES 9 Server for a customer but I can't justify the pain for my local 10.1 machine.
I'm tolerating postfix, but if it gives me any more lip I'm going back to sendmail. My general opinion is that Postfix set out to solve all the problems of sendmail and created a whole new set of problems in the process. Too right!
I had to set up sendmail for a university, using an M4 generated sendmail.cf that then had to be hand-tweaked. I'm NEVER going back there again.
So I too tolerate postfix, but I do miss the sendmail test commands that give you the ability to ask questions like, "If sendmail.cf.new was the configuration file, what would happen to this email?" The postfix lists get all snotty when asked about this, and lecture about security. Sounds suspiciously like that kind of security that's so secure, no-one, not even the administrator, is allowed to know what's going on.
Usually they are rather helpful, if you ask Postfix questions and show your config and log excerpts. The reason is probably that they can tell you what will happen once they see the config, there is no need for blackbox behaviour like "if I push in mail here, twiddle with button one, three and four, what will come out?" Do not expect Postfix to read your mind and then work magic. (^-^)
Would exim be any better? Don't know.
I don't know either. For me, Postfix works best because I understand Postfix. If I had started working with Sendmail and had spend month to understand Sendmail, I probably wouldn't use Postfix.
Dovecot IS better though...
You mean compared to Cyrus? At least it should be easier to configure, backup, restore and migrate. I definitely want a good and up-to-date book on imap servers for enterprise use. Currently there doesn't seem to be one. Sandy -- List replies only please! Please address PMs to: news-reply2 (@) japantest (.) homelinux (.) com -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com