On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 02:33:39AM -0000, Pete wrote:
> What would you recommend for virtual domains, such that I can implement 
> both imap and pop3?

Depends what you're comfortable with. I have used LDAP; others use mysql or
pgsql; for smaller systems userdb will do. You then configure your MTA to
use the same backend when delivering incoming mail(*) and away you go.

However, courier doesn't come with utilities to create and remove users in
those databases(**) so you need to make your own interface for managing
accounts.

Regards,

Brian.

(*) I've set up exim to query LDAP and userdb databases directly, and also
to talk to courier's authdaemon down a socket.

If you're using another MTA such as Postfix then you will need to work out
how to do this yourself.

(**) That's not exactly true; if you're using authuserdb then courier
supplies command-line tools 'userdb' for adding/removing accounts,
'makeuserdb' for converting this into an indexed .db, and
pw2userdb/vchkpw2userdb for converting existing password files.
http://www.courier-mta.org/?userdb.html
http://www.courier-mta.org/?makeuserdb.html

However it doesn't contain a fluffy web interface around these. Also you
need to create the home directory and maildir for each account when you add
it to the database.

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