Re: [ProgSoc] e-mail on LAN

[Peter Lees <peter@nospam.yseda.com.au>]

Daniel Owen wrote...
> 
> I know a guy that has been given the job of making an "e-mail" system
> for *some computers on a PC LAN at his office...and I am wondering (just
> like him)
> what would be the best option?
> It would only need to work between about 10-20 computers on the LAN made
> up of about 60 or so computers. 
[...]

ok here's my free and therefore no-responsibility-taken advice.
(one of many from others, i'm sure)

> * Network type: Novell NetWare

put TCP/IP onto the PCs - it's free from microsoft for win 3.1,
and included in windows 95.

get a 486dx2/66 (or better) PC with (say) 16MB RAM, about (say)
1GB or so of disk space, and a cheap 14" monitor.

install linux on said PC.

install sendmail v8 and an IMAP 4 server (say from washington.edu)
on said linux system.

use netscape navigator to read EMAIL.

done.

cheers

p

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