Hello,
Me and a couple of friends are starting a small server (FreeBSD 5.3), which should serve our own homepages, projects, family emails ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), ...
I decided to use Cyrus-IMAP + Postfix as a mail system.
There should be more virtual domains (www and mail).
W: Apache 2 + PHP5 + Mysql 4.1
M: Postfix 2.2 + Cyrus IMAP 2.2 + Amavis + SA3 + Squirrelmail
In general, imagine yourself a commercial webhosting - this should be a very similar setup, and requests.
Now, I have a dilemma, which DB to use to store mail accounts. There are 2 candidates, MySQL 4.1 and OpenLDAP.
Are there any advantages for which one to choose?
What is important:
* Virtual mailboxes - nobody will have shell access to the machine, except admin
* Easy administration - a small php backend would be created, where domain admin can manage mailboxes (Sieve filters through SqMail plugin manageable by mailbox owners)
I have quite big experiences with MySQL, but almost none with LDAP (maybe it's a good reason to learn something).
With MySQL 4.1 I have a feeling, that it won't be possible to use pam-mysql, which is required by Cyrus-IMAP?
Thanks, Martin --- Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
