[plug] LAN Gateway + mail Server

[Jeff Williams]

If you're still after a web mail interface, have a look at imp, which 
uses the horde framework, writen in php. For the mail server I would say 
postfix, but that's probably just personal preference.

Jeff

I am the LinuxAlien wrote:
> Doing some research on the net lead me to a similar request with out a 
> solution that I could find. It describes pretty much what I need as well.
> Thanks
> Tim
> p.s. I'm not sure about the mail server though. It will be multiple 
> email accounts.
> It must be able to provide:
> 
>     * Mail (IMAP server, and either fetchmail or SMTP client)
>     * IP Masq
>     * DNS caching and server
>     * DHCP server
>     * Dialup to Optusnet
>     * HTTP server to local network to allow users to raise/lower the
>       connection > and shut the machine down via the web, with password
> protection.
> 
> At 13:57 20/01/2003 +0800, you wrote:
> 
>> I am looking at setting up a LAN gateway and mail server. I was think 
>> of using Debian or a Gateway specific distro. The Internet connection 
>> is going to be a dialup connection.
>> The things that it will need are:
>>
>>     * Mail server with POP3 access and Web mail access with folder
>>       support and keeping copys of outgoing messages
>>     * Gateway for dialup connect that users have control of. i.e. they
>>       can dial out and disconnect on will, preferably through a web
>>       interface.
>> * Firewall
>>
>> The majority of the computers that will be using it are Windows and 
>> some will need the POP3 access and others the web mail.
>> Also the Internet connection must only be dialed when it is instructed 
>> to by a user.
>> It will need to have a SMTP server on it that will receive the message 
>> from the computers using POP3 access and then send the messages when 
>> it is connected to the Internet
>> Any suggestions as to the Distro, webmail, and other scripts and 
>> interfaces would be appreciated
>> Thanks
>> Tim
>>
>> LinuxAlien
>>
>> Riverton, Perth, WA 
> 
> LinuxAlien
> 
> Riverton, Perth, WA
> 


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