Re: [WinMac] Re: Email Choices (Linux)

Jason Sellers(jasonds[at]extremezone.com)
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:57:47 -0700

I've had Linux installed for a couple months now and have been playing with
it in free time. As I understand it you should be able to get a good
enterprise mail solution set up with the free programs (sendmail,
fetchmail, procmail, etc). Although (given no prior experience with
Unix/Linux) it probably has about the stiffest learning curve. In my
couple months I've barely managed to get a GUI up and running correctly,
although it wasn't my priority (yep, all command line before that!).

BTW... I haven't tried it yet, but KDE is supposed to be more robust and
user-friendly (especially for newbies) than GNOME. Other GUI's are
available, but KDE and GNOME are the leaders. (Tip: many Linux programs
have websites with the .org extension <http://www.KDE.org>)

For mail system info, or to subscribe to the Mail Help mailing list, check out:

<http://www.moongroup.com/mailhelp.html>

Also check out:

<http://www.linuxworld.com/>

<http://linuxtoday.com/>

<http://www.redhat.com/>

<http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/linux/>

Jason

>>If you had some UNIX experience or some money to
>>spend I might suggest going that route.
>
>don't forget Linux. It'll run on virtually any modern Pentium machine and
>all PowerPCs. I don't know of any particular email servers for it but I'm
>sure they're out there. It's amazing how fast Linux is gaining popularity
>(they even have a magazine: Linux Magazine www.linux-mag.com) and there
>are tons of software out there for free.
>
>Samba for example is an SMB suite for LInux so that it can communicate
>natively with PCs running Windows.
>
>Recently, work was completed on Gnome, a GUI for Linux that has received
>rave reviews.
>
>I have yet to install it and try it (as soon as I find some time) but
>what I've been reading is very promising and comforting.
>
>Find out more at www.linux.org
>
>Alex Dearden
>pata@doglover.com
>
>
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