Which IMAP server to use for virtual hosting?

[Christian Damm]

Stephen Matlick schrieb:
> I apologize up front if this is not the correct list to post this on.
>  
> I am currently running FreeBSD 5.3, Postfix 2.0, and MySQL 4.1.  I am now in the process of deciding which IMAP server to go with.   I did originally install Courier-IMAP and played around with that, deinstalled it and then installed Cyrus-IMAP.   
>  
> My needs are basically:
>  
> -  Autocreation of mailboxes when either a user logs in for the first time to check his/her email, or when an email is sent to a new user.
>  
> -  Virtual domain hosting
>  
> Security is of course another issue, as is ease of installation and maintenance.   
>  
> I know most people have their favorites and stand by them, but from an objective standpoint which IMAP server would meet my needs above?  It also doesn't have to be either of the two I tried; it could be one that I haven't even looked at yet.

all the imap servers you mentioned (cyrus and courier) meet your (very 
basic) requirements.

i would go with courier, its easy to maintain, stable, fast and has 
never let me down (even in mid-scale environments und load)...

if your mail system is really huge i definitely would go with cyrus - it 
scales best, is fast but has this "blackbox" attitude (dont uses the 
std. maildir format but proprietary mail-spools etc.).

also worth mentioning is dovecot, altough i have never used it. ive 
heard so much good about it that ill give it a try in the future if i 
find the time. anyway, courier is my main choice when it comes to imap 
daemons and im very happy with it...i also maintain some cyrus boxes but 
sometimes tweaking them with the cyrus-own admin tools can be a pain in 
the ass.

>  
> Thanks in advance!
>  
> Stephen Matlick
> Corwin Distributors
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