Feizhou wrote: > For 2000 students and faculty (well, I guess faculty may or may not be > hosted on the same box but even if it is a different domain, it is not > hard) and the constant yearly addition and possibly removal of accounts, > I would suggest a system where the user information are stored in a > database (mysql) and virtual mail storage (only one system account is > used for all email account mailboxes). > > This is possible with postfix alone, you just have to work out the > database schema yourself and build the interfaces needed for > addition/removal of email accounts otherwise you will or whoever will > have to do all that manual by running sql statements. Sounds like a classic case where postfix and CyrusIMAPD are going to be the best solution for this person - postfix with mysql is hosted in CentOSPlus, so you dont need to go "work out the schema" yourself, use Cyrus + Web-cyradmin + pam_mysql, and you are done. Btw, we've spoken about the merits and demerits of various mail app's many times on this mailing list - lets not go there again. - K