Re: [lias] Re: [SLUG] Webmail - advice sought

[Anand Kumria <wildfire@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 01:20:32PM +1000, DaZZa wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Simon Bryan wrote:
> 
> > > 3) An MX record and exchanger.
> > I guess so, as we already receive mail, it is a permanent dial-up.
> 
> So why not just run a local mail server, and only give your seniors
> accounts on it? Completely block web traffic from all except selected
> machines {if required}, and just let sendmail spool to the local linux
> box?

Because that requires a Unix account? Imagine 900 accounts with 10%
disappearing every year. 

> 
> > > 4) The web server software, linked with sendmail.
> > The tricky bit! :-)
> 
> I suspect this could be overkill - if they're using the webmail, then
> obviously they have access to machines - it's not hard to give them shell
> accounts on the Unix box - hell, even POP3 accounts - and let them just do
> mail that way - it'd save you ever accessing the web sites again, you
> could procmail them to restrict mail size to something reasonable,
> stopping large file attachments.

If you are already handling the 10% disappearance problems then POP/IMAP
might be a good way to go. They can access it home and school using whatever
they like.

Anand
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