Comments on: Debian Linux server farm - email server with Postfix/MySQL http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/debian-linux-server-farm-email-server-with-postfixmysql/ PHP/MySQL, REALbasic, Javascript Developer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:56:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: David Hurst http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/debian-linux-server-farm-email-server-with-postfixmysql/#comment-2866 David Hurst Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:45:10 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/debian-linux-server-farm-email-server-with-postfixmysql/#comment-2866 Yes, I probably didn't make that clear enough. I know there are many people out there who love QMail, but the way it is integrated into Plesk is very poor. Personally, I've never found any good management tools either, and connecting the MTA to MySQL was the ultimate goal here, hence the choice of Postfix. We are developing our own custom control panel for our servers, so we won't ever use a third party system again. It may be interesting for others to post their experiences with QMail and also vhcs2. Cheers, David Yes, I probably didn’t make that clear enough. I know there are many people out there who love QMail, but the way it is integrated into Plesk is very poor. Personally, I’ve never found any good management tools either, and connecting the MTA to MySQL was the ultimate goal here, hence the choice of Postfix.

We are developing our own custom control panel for our servers, so we won’t ever use a third party system again. It may be interesting for others to post their experiences with QMail and also vhcs2.

Cheers,

David

]]> By: Patchshorts http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/debian-linux-server-farm-email-server-with-postfixmysql/#comment-2858 Patchshorts Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:23:41 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/debian-linux-server-farm-email-server-with-postfixmysql/#comment-2858 I totally hate postfix/amavis/mailscanner. I'm a qmail junkie, but as you said above (in that configuration). qmail (not Qmail) on plesk stinks. I've had to rip out the queue/recompile qmail, change xinetd flags and all sorts of stuff to make it worthy and up to any good qmail admin's standards. I like the fact that post fix uses syslog and everything is in one place. If you dig postfix and plesk then you'll dig vhcs2. It's important to apply all the known security packages but it's a full hosting controll panel for admins, resellers, and customers and their developers. Runs on debian and installs with one command and is ready to go. I'd give this a shot before you migrate your clients. I totally hate postfix/amavis/mailscanner. I’m a qmail junkie, but as you said above (in that configuration). qmail (not Qmail) on plesk stinks. I’ve had to rip out the queue/recompile qmail, change xinetd flags and all sorts of stuff to make it worthy and up to any good qmail admin’s standards. I like the fact that post fix uses syslog and everything is in one place. If you dig postfix and plesk then you’ll dig vhcs2. It’s important to apply all the known security packages but it’s a full hosting controll panel for admins, resellers, and customers and their developers. Runs on debian and installs with one command and is ready to go. I’d give this a shot before you migrate your clients.

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