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[Stuart]

On 14/12/08 20:47, homburg at tips-Q.com wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:04:16 +0200
[...]
> a) CentOS, not Fedora

agreed

> b) Postfix is probably the easiest MTA to configure.

Also agreed, but he default postfix config shipped in Fedora, RHEL (and 
as a result almost certainly) CentOS is retarded... be careful with 
security settings. Most of the HOWTOs seem to cover this.


> c) The default imap/pop3 server (dovecot) is sufficient for
> up to a few hundred users.

Is there any particular evidence you have to support this?
AFAIK dovecot scales to 100,000+ users (at the very least)

> d) Test, test and test again before you go live. Pay
> particular attention to preventing an open relay.


Stuart