[CentOS] Planning Mail Server (with low resources)

Tue Dec 6 02:53:15 UTC 2005
Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org>

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On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 09:26:04PM -0500, Alain Reguera wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm planning the installation of the school's Mail Server. This is the
> first time I get in administration. I've been reading about postfix,
> cyrus  and the first page in the guide of HughesJR.com[2] about
> installing postfix-cyrus, but due my low hardware resources, I ask for
> suggestions to see If what I need can be done (and|or) stable.
> 
> Hardware:
> Pentium III 1.4Ghz
> 256 RAM
> 40 GB HD-IDE
> 
> Soft:
> CentOS 4.2
> Postfix
> Cyrus-IMAPd
> MailScanner
> Spanassassin

First off, dump either antivirus or antispam on that machine. You
don't have enough memory to keep both happy.

A P3 1.4GHz is more than up to the task, so you will have no problem there.

You might also want to change Cyrus-imapd to something simpler, like
wu-imapd, since it should take less resources from the machine. Then again,
I have very little experience with cyrus, since I either use wu or courrier.

[]s

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Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org>
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