Ubuntu Support

[Robert Lopez]

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Richard Potter <rpotter at rpcs.net> wrote:
> On Thu, March 4, 2010 11:54 am, Robert Lopez wrote:
>
>> "Canonical does not provide updates for mailscanner. Some updates may
>> be provided by the Ubuntu community."
>>
>> It works very well on Ubuntu using the default release.
>>
>> I also work in an environment where policies set by others demand only
>> package upgrades on long term stable releases.
>> At this site, MailScanner on Ubuntu may be ancient by MailScanner
>> standards (due to Debian and Ubuntu support by the way, not due to
>> MailScanner support for Ubuntu) but we are all very happy with it.
>>
>> We do do one thing different. We use postfix instead of exim. So we
>> had to install MailScanner, remove Exim, then install Postfix. That
>> may need to be repeated if there is ever an upgrade for MailScanner
>> available.
>
> If long term stable releases are important, and MailScanner is important
> your enviroment, why not run RHEL, Centos or Oracle Enterprise linux?
>
> MailScanner is built/designed around those.
>
> I am a Ubuntu fan, running it on my desktop and file/nfs servers where up
> to date hardware support is important. But for good old fashioned uptime
> important mail servers, I run Centos.

I absolutely agree with you!
In my situation I do not make all decisions.
I am not a Ubuntu fan.

Yes you are correct, however JC Putter (the original poster)  should
know a reliable MailScanner system is possible if they choose (or
must) use Ubuntu.

-- 
Robert Lopez
Unix Systems Administrator
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM)
525 Buena Vista SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106