I am starting a new mail server for the company (CentOS 5.3 + Postfix) and was wondering what the best recommendation for user mailboxes are?
I was once told by someone here that we should create a MySQL database / user structure on the mail server so each user is virtual or listed in MySQL rather than an actual user on the server itself and having their own home directory. I have always used the useradd command in Linux to create a new Postfix home directory for a user and it really has been fine for me since I am not that experienced with Postfix but would like to know if it is preferred to do a MySQL user base, then perhaps learn how something like that is possible. I don't want to obviously if it is so complex to the point it frustrates me and there is no real basic advantage. Right now I guess I could say having Maildir/ style home directories has worked this long so why bother changing but sometimes ignorance is bliss... Thanks for any help - advice - recommendations and if anyone knows of a company who supports RHEL / CentOS + Postfix, I would be interested to hear.
