Which control panel, distro and MTA?

[Michele Neylon:: Blacknight.ie]

Paul Welsh wrote:
> It's new server time again.  I'm currently running RH9 with the 42go control
> panel and Sendmail.  I run SpamAssassin as well as MailScanner.  I'm happy
> enough with this configuration but Progeny have stopped supplying patches
> for RH9 and my server can't cope with the traffic (a faster server will cure
> this).
> 
> I want to accomplish the move to a new server in the least possible length
> of time.  I want the server to last around 3 years before I have to upgrade
> the OS.  I'm therefore inclined to go for CentOS.  My second choice would be
> Debian.  In terms of MTA I'm happy with Sendmail and would really prefer to
> stick with it, rather than have to learn Postfix or Exim.  From what I can
> see, RHEL 4 (and therefore CentOS 4) uses Sendmail by default, which suits
> me well.  Debian, it seems, uses Exim4 by default.
> 
> The 42go control panel is, apparently, very slow to write changes but I can
> live with this.  I'm familiar with it and it doesn't interfere with
> MailScanner or SpamAssassin.  So, I either stick with 42go or move to
> DirectAdmin or another control panel.  DirectAdmin uses Exim4 as its MTA
> and, from reading the DirectAdmin forum, it seems there's a fair bit of
> fiddling about to get MailScanner working on it.  On the other hand, if
> DirectAdmin will save me time in other ways then I'll consider it.
> 
> Advice and comments appreciated.
> 
Paul

I've configured MailScanner on plenty of DirectAdmin servers on our
network without any issues. The HOWTO on the DirectAdmin forums is
terrible, so I'm not surprised that you found it confusing :)

I've written a rough howto, which I intend to put online once I've
cleaned it up a bit

Michele

-- 
Mr Michele Neylon
Blacknight Solutions
Quality Business Hosting & Colocation
http://www.blacknight.ie/
Tel. 1850 927 280
Intl. +353 (0) 59  9183072
Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090
Fax. +353 (0) 59  9164239