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0 pointslucb1e8y ago0 comments

> mail servers are not for novices

I invite you to look at hMailServer. I set this up when I had a reasonable clue about SMTP and only a vague understanding of POP3 or IMAP. Let alone how spam filters worked ("they look at words like viagra" was my understanding) or what mailing lists are.

It's really a Windows-like utility in the sense of next-next-next-finish. By now I despise most Windows Server wizards for not being flexible enough and prefer command line tools on GNU/Linux, but this mail server is one thing I just cannot find a good replacement for, and the interface provides everything I need (no need for command line or config file magic).

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sliken8y ago

Postfix is popular, secure, flexible, well documented, and likely to be around in 10 years. The defaults are quite sane and it's battle tested on numerous large mail servers.

For a simple domain you only have to edit a few lines that numerous tutorials cover. Combining it with dovecot (similarly well designed, secure, popular, battle tested etc) makes for a robust setup.

Sure don't make the mistakes the OP made and allow relaying for the the entire internet. I can't imagine any sane tutorial has relaying enabled by default.

I've never heard of hMailServer, but hard to imagine it would be worth while and I wouldn't want to bet on it being around in 5-10 years. If editing a few config files and changing a few lines scares you then don't run a mail server. Otherwise pick something popular, well tested, and robust. Sure postfix+dovecot isn't the only solution, but I wouldn't pick something small/obscure/new either.

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