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Author: David Mandala
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Would never recommend the use of sendmail, qmail or postfix work quite
nicely as a proxy for Exchange. I'd never want to put exchange on the
internet, nor would I willing use sendmail, far too klugey.

Cheers,

Davidm

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy Sollars [mailto:dnancy2@qwest.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:43 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: Amavis - Qmail -Debian
>
>
> Sorry for the late reply ...
>
> To your question im not sure ...
>
> I had sendmail forwarding mail to an Exchange server things postfix work

quite
> screw'd up alot
> .. I had to hack around alot in the sendmail.cf which most
> people would say
> forget it ...
>
> I would not under any circumstancies suggest using Exchange
> with any Linux
> based MTA, Exchange does some strange stuff on its own ..
>
> A problem u may find is .. if u do get it up and running ,,
> is with the
> notify feature that is someone puts that stupid tag of alert
> that the mail
> has been read by the recipient. It causes no end of problems
> i had mail
> bouncing around when ever anybody did this from either inside
> sending out or
> vice versa ,,
>
> Nige
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 1:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Amavis - Qmail -Debian
>
>
> > >
> > > yes i have successfully had qmail running with amavis ..
> > >
> > > Nige
> > Will it (amavis) scan messages that are handled by .qmail
> files under
> > /var/qmail/alias ?
> >
> > I use this server and the dot-qmail files to forward mail to our new
> > handy, dandy, PITA exchange server.
> >
> > I found that, when moving to exchange, I just kept the old,
> perfectly
> fine,
> > mail server, and then just set up .qmail-<username) files
> to forward the
> message
> > to exchange. There may have been a better way, but this way
> works pretty
> > slick. This way, I can have exchange sitting on the
> internal lan, and not
> have
> > to worry so much about security. Exchange only
> accepts/delivers mail to
> one
> > place---my Debian/Qmail server.
> >
> > ________________________________________________
> > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your
> mail doesn't
> post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail.
> >
> > PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> >
>
> ________________________________________________
> See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your
> mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to
> write mail.
>
> PLUG-discuss mailing list -
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Would never recommend the use of sendmail, qmail or =
postfix work quite nicely as a proxy for Exchange. I'd never want to =
put exchange on the internet, nor would I willing use sendmail, far too =
klugey.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Cheers,</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Davidm</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; From: Nancy Sollars [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:dnancy2@qwest.net">mailto:dnancy2@qwest.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:43 =
PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; To: =
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Subject: Re: Amavis - Qmail -Debian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Sorry for the late reply ...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; To your question im not sure ...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I had sendmail forwarding mail to an Exchange =
server things postfix work quite </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; screw'd up alot</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; .. I had to hack around alot in the sendmail.cf =
which most </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; people would say</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; forget it ...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I would not under any circumstancies suggest =
using Exchange </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; with any Linux</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; based MTA,&nbsp; Exchange does some strange =
stuff on its own ..</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; A problem u may find is .. if u do get it up =
and running ,, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; is with the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; notify feature that is someone puts that stupid =
tag of alert </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; that the mail</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; has been read by the recipient.&nbsp; It causes =
no end of problems </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; i had mail</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; bouncing around when ever anybody did this from =
either inside </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; sending out or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; vice versa ,,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Nige</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; ----- Original Message -----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; From: &lt;&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; To: =
&lt;&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 1:39 =
PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Subject: Re: Amavis - Qmail -Debian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; &gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; &gt; yes i have successfully had qmail =
running with amavis ..</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; &gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; &gt; Nige</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; Will it (amavis) scan messages that are =
handled by .qmail </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; files under</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; /var/qmail/alias ?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; I use this server and the dot-qmail files =
to forward mail to our new</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; handy, dandy, PITA exchange server.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; I found that, when moving to exchange, I =
just kept the old, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; perfectly</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; fine,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; mail server, and then just set up =
.qmail-&lt;username) files </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; to forward the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; message</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; to exchange. There may have been a better =
way, but this way </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; works pretty</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; slick. This way, I can have exchange =
sitting on the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; internal lan, and not</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; have</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; to worry so much about security. Exchange =
only </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; accepts/delivers mail to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; one</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; place---my Debian/Qmail server.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; =
________________________________________________</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; See <A =
HREF=3D"http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml</A> if =
your </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; mail doesn't</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; post to the list quickly and you use Netscape =
to write mail.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; PLUG-discuss mailing list&nbsp; -&nbsp; =
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; <A =
HREF=3D"http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-=
discuss</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; =
________________________________________________</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; See <A =
HREF=3D"http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml</A> if =
your </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you =
use Netscape to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; write mail.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; PLUG-discuss mailing list&nbsp; -&nbsp; =
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