[ale] New mail server for ~2500 people

[Lightner, Jeff]

I wouldn't think so.   A major reason for this server is to avoid licensing the 2500 users in Exchange.    Note that we're not replacing Exchange for current users.  I gather these are users that won't have their own workstations so will use kiosks to check and send mail less frequently than your average office worker.  


-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of James Taylor
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 11:46 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (ale at ale.org)
Subject: Re: [ale] New mail server for ~2500 people

I'm guessing you're not considering a commercial solution?
-jt
 
 

James Taylor
678-697-9420
james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com



>>> "Lightner, Jeff" <JLightner at dsservices.com> 6/19/2015 10:11 AM >>> 
What would people recommend for this given we'll be using RHEL7 or CentOS7 most likely.

I'm thinking
Postfix
Dovecot
Spamassassain


1)       Anything else I should install?   Server will only be used for email.

2)      We'll probably want to use existing active directory accounts for authentication.   Any insight on how to incorporate that into a mail server would be appreciated.

3)      Any ideas on how much space should be provided for that number of users (general of course - I don't know specifically what they'll have)?

4)      Any ideas on automatic purging of old emails from the server?

5)      They want to use a windows based client (likely Outlook and not my choice).   Are there any gotchas in using Outlook for a Linux email server? Other suggestions for clients on Windows for non-technical users?

6)      Anything else you think I should be considering but didn't ask?




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