[dba-Tech] Want to run you own EMail server

Hi Jim

We had Mercury/32 running for several years on an old W2000 box as a mail frontend for a custom application with monthly data sent forth and back. Zero issues. 
It can nearly run on every Windows setup if it can boot. 

That said, it was (I'm not familiar with the newer versions) a bit "special" to operate, so today for a new setup - mail only - I would probably choose hMailServer. Among other things, all mail is stored in a database you can access, and it has an extensive API for custom programming.

/gustav

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Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jim Lawrence
Sendt: 23. oktober 2014 22:24
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Want to run you own EMail server

Hi Gustav:

Thanks for the heads up Gustav. :-)

It does seem that I will have to keep an old XP/Server2003 box (virtualized) anyways as I still have licences for Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/inDesign and don't want to have to go the Cloud route and those monthly payment schedules. As well I need ConvertVMWare so I can hot and cold clone Windows installations. 

I ran up hServer on my Linux box, using Wine and it apparently it really works well. Other than network conflicts on ports 25,110 and 143, as expected and that I have not setup my MariaDB receipt port yet on my server2008 (just running it on localhost for the moment).
 
A friend has been using Mercury mail server for his server clients for around fifteen years and it apparently still does the job. ;-)

Jim

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From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:22:37 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Want to run you own EMail server

Hi Jim

> all you need is a 64bit box with 8 to 16 GB of RAM.

"all"? That could run an Exchange server. Probably overkill for most small shops.

All you need is an old XP box and zero money.

hMailServer:
https://www.hmailserver.com/documentation/v5.5/?page=system_requirements

or even W95(!)

Mercury/32:
http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercwin.htm

/gustav

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Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jim Lawrence
Sendt: 23. oktober 2014 06:05
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Emne: [dba-Tech] Want to run you own EMail server

Hi All:

If you want to run your own email server all you need is a 64bit box with 8 to 16 GB of RAM. 

http://www.zimbra.com/downloads/zimbra-collaboration?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=14356144&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--4fJC2CD887an3_AfqFvyRsLp1sycEtWmRnLLDFeWYtGxeyl2zqaVKRgvaBrIZVGA7W39PXHHHFjdoBHjMMJZ3hJ-aAQ&_hsmi=14356144

There are community and trial versions but if you are going commercial expect to pay. Outfits like non-profits and even the DBA are offered free versions.

Jim