Ned Slider wrote: > Coert wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> About a year ago I set up a mail server on CentOS using this howto: >> http://wanderingbarque.com/howtos/mailserver/mailserver.html >> I managed to add amavisd-new with clamav and spamassassin. >> It runs very well, but it runs on CentOS 5.2, and if I try to upgrade, >> amavisd-new and clamav break. >> we are now also at the point where a backup mx will need to be implemented. >> >> If necessary I am willing to implement a new mail server and a new >> backup mx. >> >> What I would like to know is what solution you guys would recommend for >> the mail server and the backup MX? >> >> Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> Coert > > I would follow the CentOS Wiki HowTo docs for Postfix, which are > currently maintained for CentOS 5: > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos#head-0facb50d5796bee0bd394636c32ffa9a997a6ab5 > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/postfix > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Amavisd > > If things break, report it and I'll fix the documentation. I'm running > that setup so I do tend to notice when things break. > > I've recently updated to the latest amavisd-new, clamav and spamassassin > - all largely without issue but I would always advise you read the > release notes and track their respective mailing lists for potential issues. > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Hello Ned, Thank you for the links, and all the work you put in! I also obtained Oreilly's Definitive Guide to Postfix, for some extra reading, also because I will need virtual domains.. Kind regards, Coert