> Am 07.04.22 21:04 schrieb latin...@vcn.bc.ca: >> Hello >> >> i have had 1 Personal server for years with httpd and OpenSMTPD mail >> server working correctly; thanks OpenBSD Team. >> >> But now i have another server for 500 Colleagues with OSMTPD + Dovecot + >> Dkimsign working well; but i ask, if it were possible to use only OSMTPD >> with virtual users + Dkimsign? >> >> Please tell me what i might read. > > I don't know exactly what you want to do. > I think you ask if you can replace dovecot with smptd > > The answer is: smptd is MTA (=Mail Transport Agent) > while dovecot is MDA (=Mail Delivery Agent), dovecot-lda > > Also: > If you want your users accessing your mailserver via IMAP then you need > an imap server and that's what dovecot is. > > They have different purposes but if you don't need any of dovecot's > functions here then you can remove it. It's not required to send and > receive emails. >
Thanks to answer: Yes, i understand the difference between MTA and MDA. But i remember Sendmail, at that moment it was as base system; receiving similar attention as the rest of the system. Dovecot is not cover, it is not part of the base system; and i personally have had really bad experience with software that is not considered as part of the base system. As result, i use only base system! If it is possible. In this case, i supossed that using a virtual-users file could work. Thanks for your time Michael Hekeler
