On 04/19/05 at 07:57, Dave Pooser wrote: > > On the other hand, I'm just a bit of free time away from migrating > > off of SIMS, and I expect that Tiger will make that simpler by having > > a more current version of Postfix than Panther. > > I'm currently using CGPro, and hang out on this list only because > it's where I learned 90% of what I know about SMTP and anti-spam > techniques. (Probably 80% of what I know about SMTP and anti-spam > techniques came courtesy of one Bill Cole, incidentally, and I hope > you'll hang out here even after you move on to another email > program.)
I'll second all of that, thanks Bill. 8^) I replaced the SIMS server that I run at work with CGPro a while ago. No regrets, except the recent pricing insanity at Stalker. > That said, I'm looking at handing off SMTP duties to Exim; I looked > at Postfix but I thought Exim's ACLs made it a better choice because > there are more opportunities to reject spam vs. accept and then > bounce/bitbucket/other sub-optimal solution. Is there a reason that > you're looking at Postfix over Exim? I'm using Exim on my home mail server running on Panther. I chose it over the Apple supplied Postfix for a couple of reasons. First is the superior ACL's and more flexible configurability. Second, I preferred to authenticate from a SQL database independent of system accounts. The Apple supplied Postfix is not built with SQL support, so I'd have had to compile a new Postfix anyway to get SQL support. Given that, why not look at other MTAs? Exim is not as difficult to install on OS X as one might think. George over at captainnet.net has put together an excellent suite of package installers to install Exim, Courier IMAP, and ClamAV on OS X Server, all tied together with a MySQL database for authentication and with Exiscan for scanning with SpamAssassin. Even though it's meant to be used on OS X Server, I had almost no trouble installing it on OS X 'client' (YMMV depending on how well you already understand the widgets you're installing and how they go together). About the only wrinkle is that you have to install your own MySQL, since it's not included in client as it is in Server. However, since I'd already installed MySQL for my web server on the same machine, that was trivial. Actually, in at least one way, George's ECM package simplifies getting a mail server running on OS X client because it includes Courier IMAP. OS X client doesn't include a POP/IMAP server, so you would have to choose and install one yourself even if you go with the built-in Postfix for your MTA (OS X Server includes Cyrus, which has its own set of problems). The ECM suite is at <http://maxo.captainnet.net/installs/mailserver/index.html>. -- Christopher Bort | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webmaster, Global Homes | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[email protected]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
