On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 19:32 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 24 January 2008 19:22:19 Craig White wrote: > > > > http://centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=3 > > > > there may be a 3rd party repo that has a more recent build available but > > I am not aware of such. > > > I'm told that atrpms has one. Do the problems of conflicting third-party > repos still exist as much as they did in FC6? I already have some rpmforge > packages. ---- any time you add a 3rd party repo you are increasing the possibility of conflicting packages. You could however simply enable dovecot for atrpms and get nothing else and I would assume that wouldn't cause any problems. ---- > > > FWIW, I would recommend using cyrus-imapd for an IMAP server with a lot > > more features (albeit at a little greater complexity) > > > When I started with imap I chose dovecot because it could easily handle both > mbox and maildir - and I needed it during a change-over period. That was 3 > years ago, and I've become comfortable with it. I've set up temporary > servers twice and a full server once more during that time. Although I > started with v.0.99, this is the first time I've had a problem with it. I'm > going to sleep on it. I'm sure that the problem can be solved. > Thanks for your thoughts, though. ---- well, the opportune time to switch is probably when you are starting to set up a new mail server. Dovecot is mostly featureless POP3/IMAP Cyrus-imapd has built-in... - quota - automatic folder, subscription, sieve scripts - sieve instead of procmail - automatic actions such as purging folders, search indexing on schedule - delayed expunge - shared mailboxes (ACL based) - public mailboxes - idled support - support for virtual users (no need to have uses with shell/users folders) - easy integration with LDAP - separate directory for mail store (not in users folders) The theory that I used to select cyrus-imapd is/was the idea that if e-mail is the power application that everyone needs/uses, why not give it the maximum performance/features? Craig