Migrating from MS to Linux, we cannot find the way to configure postfix like exchange
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... and why are you now moving away again? A simple SMTP/POP server combination is only a portion of what Exchange provides, and if you need that, then you should buy that.
Thanks mdlinuxwolf but we have bad experiences with Fedora.
Are you prepared to describe those bad experiences in more detail? If you aren't, I don't think that anyone will really be able to help you get around whatever the problems were (assuming that there are ways around them).
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Originally Posted by mfran
unfortunately it's not my decision
So, what's the thread about if you can't take a decision to change anything? If someone else is likely to take the decision, what do they want, what are their perspectives (if, for example, they believe that Linux is bad, Linux is useless for everything because of this bad experience with Fedora, which may or may not have been a good choice for what was required, then, unless that attitude can be changed, it is really useless discussing the detail of the mail server). Or maybe it all failed due to lack of a responsive support system, and then you'd have to say, if you were going to go for it, you would need support. not necessarily as in 'really need support' but, more likely, 'need support to overcome the political objections'.
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SuSE also has a good server and a nonconflict agreement with Microsoft. If you're in a mixed network or if you want the option of tech support, its foolish not to give it a try.
Open SuSE is the free version, but updates stop working after a grace period.
If you're going with Ubuntu, make sure you get the LTS (Long Term Support) server version.
Assuming this is a serious work server, do NOT use Fedora, its RedHat's R&D unstable distro. Nothing wrong with that as such, but definitely not suitable.
The RedHat serious distro is RHEL (RedHat Enterprise Linux), which you have to pay for to get support & updates.
If you are competent enough to do your own support, you can get Centos ( a free rebuild of RHEL).
Includes updates, but no support.
You can find articles for all of these on Wikipedia, which may help.
3. As for the AD migration part, you also need to know whether your users/clients are also shifting to Linux or staying with windows or mixed. May be you can’t just use OpenLDAP in replacement for AD. For Windows clients, you will need to use SAMBA + OpenLDAP.
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