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by jsarinana

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I admin. a small NT network (38 clients and servers) Running CAD is our bread & butter also running M.S. Office 2000. We do not have an Exchange server for our Outlook 2000. We are in need of mail server and I hear I may want to consider building myown Linux server and running Send Mail on it. Any suggestions on how to get started ? I know nothing about Linux.

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by pahosler

There is also a sendmail for NT. You might want to look into that first. Sendmail for NT supports a limited number of mailboxes (50) but more can be added for an additional cost. If you are more interested in a standalone mailserver that can support 1000's of mailboxes at no additional cost then yes I think Linux would definitely be the way to go. To get started you can try and reserect one of the closet PC's, and we know you have one, and consider installing Red Hat 7.1 professional. Buying an off the shelf distrobution is the best way to get Linux up and running in a hurry, plus you will get support from Red Hat if you register your purchase.

Happy Networking,
Paul

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