Mail Server

[Kevin C. Smith]

On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 00:40 +0000, Dhanesh Walatara wrote:
> Hi There,
> 
> I am a Windows user and had a look into Ubuntu Linux recently have it
> up and running no prob. However I dont just want another desktop and
> would like to have some server functionalities running. Like Mail and
> Web servers. Could some one guide me to somewhere that will tell me
> how to setup a mail server with a webmail front end like MS Exchange
> and Outlook Web Access. These applications are run by wizards as most
> windows users would know how would I get a Mail server running on
> Ubuntu like that. Again I am very new to this so please be nice
> 
> Regards
> 
> Dandman

This is not an easy question; as written, to answer. 
You should already have Postfix installed, which is a "mail server".
You will need to configure it to your needs. Google for Postfix and 
read up on it. There are no "wizards" that I'm aware of. 

There are many webmail front ends. I use Squirrelmail. 
Use Synaptic and search for "webmail" and see what comes up.
If you are looking for a groupware solution with calendaring and all, 
there are a few available. This will take some knowledge and setup 
on your part. I use OpenGroupware.org a work. It's still beta and I 
wouldn't recommend it for someone just starting out with Linux 
administration. It involved installing and configuring: Postfix, Cyrus 
IMAP, Postgresql (Database), and OpenGroupware.org.

You may want to check out the Hula Project. I've heard some good things 
about it and it's a complete solution. I think it's still beta, but 
works. However, I haven't used this. It is available in "universe".

Hope that gives you a place to start.


-- 
Kevin C. Smith