Re: Mail filter on Linux

[Keith Carpenter <entropypool@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Pluta wrote:

> I may take you up on that.  Right now, I'm not using procmail - it's 
> postfix to spamassassin and then straight to the home mailbox.  And 
> remember, I'm using Maildir not mbox; I don't know if Procmail supports 
> that.

From what I've read, Maildir sounds like the better format.  You moved 
fast on setting your server up (impressive), but did you put your mail 
store on a separate FS ?

If you plan on keeping a lot of mail, the large number of small files 
may require more inodes.  Most likely you are using EXT3, but for a 
Maildir FS, some prefer ReiserFS or XFS.  Running on VMWare may have 
it's own considerations.

It will be interesting to get your feedback on the setup after you've 
had some miles on it.  I've consider going with postfix for a while, but 
didn't want to spend a lot of time managing email.  I don't have a 
static IP, so i'd have to add fetchmail into the mix.


Keith