Commercial Mail Server

[Mike Kercher]

SuSE also has their Email Server 3.1 which integrates Skyrix for
connection of Free/Busy in LookOut! :)


-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
Behalf Of Brandon Friedman
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:10 PM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Commercial Mail Server


No they want to actually use MS Echange but I am trying to find a linux
alternate to exchange?

Know of any?

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Brandon Friedman
Cell:083 408 7840
E-mail: brandonf at bfconsult.co.za
www.bfconsult.co.za



> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
> Behalf Of Mike Kercher
> Sent: 21 October 2002 21:48
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Commercial Mail Server
>
>
> Unless your budget allows, I think this is probably overkill for your
> needs...both current and future.  If you are using this box as NOTHING

> but a SMTP/POP (and caching DNS of course) server, a dual PIII should
> be more than enough.  I run about 1500 emails a day through mine along

> with http, mysql and a number of other services without even batting
> an eye.  Your mileage may vary :)  I have Proliant Quad Xeon's
> available if I need them, but the load is so low on the dual PIII's
> there's no need to waste the hardware.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
> Behalf Of Brandon Friedman
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 2:40 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Commercial Mail Server
>
>
> > Would you mind adding a comment to the "guest book" on the web site
> > please?
>
> Done!
>
> > >I have client wanting a commercial enterprise e-mail server (to
> > >replace exchange). I would also like it to use mailscanner plus
> > >sophos....
> > >
> > >Any recommendations:
> > >
> > >Server spec - 600+ users
> >
> > Is it going to be a pop server or imap server as well? I guess
> the answer
> > is "yes".
> > 600+ users isn't very many really. I doubt cpu or ram are likely to
> > 600+ be a
> > problem. But for reliability I would personally use either a
> Sun workgroup
> > server, or a decent PC server from someone like Transtec or
> Dell/HP. Don't
> > skimp on the maintenance contract, and try to get multiple redundant

> > everything if you can, that's why I would use a Sun (or a Sun clone
> > from Transtec).
> >
> > Reliability is the key for any enterprise server. "Normal" PC's just

> > aren't good enough. You need a system that can detect a hardware
> > failure and handle it itself (usually by triggering a reboot which
> > then restarts the OS
> > without using the dead piece of hardware). A hardware watchdog
> timer would
> > be essential too (hardware that detects an OS hang/crash and
> > triggers a reboot automatically). Don't know about PC servers, but
> > Sun kit can certainly do all that (for a price).
>
> Julian, we have speced the hardware and we are probably going for
> Compaq servers (Dual Xeon with 6GB RAM)
>
> What I am looking for is a commercial linux mail server: something
> linux Suse email server or caldera...?
>
> I was just wondering what product have been tested with mailscanner?