Just for info on point 4, about web user management. There is a module for Webmin that you can use, it has all the basic stuff that you need to create/delete/modify/rename/reconstruct .... users (quota, ACL folders creation) http://www.tecchio.net/webmin/cyrus/
regards, Miki On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Ian Eiloart <i...@sussex.ac.uk> wrote: > > > --On 11 December 2009 18:30:47 +0530 prasanna <prasan...@cdac.in> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I setting up a Mail server for my company. I have installed > Postfix, it > > is working fine. I am confused to choose a IMAP server. Some of my > > requirements are > > > > 1) Users are created using /etc/passwd, No Mysql or LDAP at present. > > 2) User should be given quota for their INBOX, selected users should > > have unlimited or variable quota > > 3) Quota exceeded users mails should be stored somewhere other than > > their inbox, on request from the user should be delivered to them by > > increasing their quota for time being. > > 4) Web based Management of User. > > 5) Backup option of user mailbox should be available. > > Do all my requirement can be met by cyrus imap server?? > > If yes, can you provide me the links to met the above requirements > > Cyrus IMAP can do (1) and (2) > > (3) Your MTA (Postfix) should queue messages for delivery, and you should > be able to deliver them on demand after fixing a quota problem. That's how > I work, but using Exim as the MTA. > > (4) Cyrus doesn't have web based user management. However, you don't really > need that. Cyrus IMAP will create a mailbox if you try to deliver email to > a new user. Make sure that Postfix rejects email for unknown users, and > you'll be fine. There may be third party solutions for deleting users, > managing quotas, and so on. The usual thing is to use a command line tool. > > (5) You can use your regular file system backup tools to back up Cyrus-IMAP > mailboxes. Emails are stored in separate files, so incremental backups are > very efficient. It's possible to use delayed expunge to ensure that all > emails are backed up, even if they arrive and are deleted between > incremental backups. > > > > > Regards, > > P. Prasanna > > > > -- > Ian Eiloart > IT Services, University of Sussex > 01273-873148 x3148 > For new support requests, see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/help/ > ---- > Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ > Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki > List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html >
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