# Recommend a Linux mail server (suite?)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-linux-mail-server-suite/275891
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [November 21, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-linux-mail-server-suite/275891 "2004-11-21T01:30:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-linux-mail-server-suite/275891/1 "2004-11-21T01:30:56Z")
Well, FreeBSD, actually.
I’m trying to move all the “server type stuff” on my home LAN from a windows XP box to a FreeBSD box for various reasons.
I’ve got everything moved over except this darn mail server.
On Windows, I use [602LAN Suite](http://www.software602.com/products/ls/) for the mail server. It has loads of dandy functions I’d like to replicate in \*nix:
[ul]
[li]Checks email from multiple POP3 accounts around the web[/li][li]Merges them into local mailboxes based on rules I specify[/li][li]Scans for Viruses[/li][li]Blocks spam[/li][li]Includes a POP server so the client machines around the house just connect to the BSD box.[/li][li]Includes a web mail server so I can check from anywhere[/li][li]Routes outgoing SMTP through my ISP’s mail server[/li][/ul]
I understand that most people would use a separate program for each function, but my \*nix skills aren’t quite there yet.
I found [this howto](http://sylvestre.ledru.info/howto/howto_qmail_vpopmail.php) but dang if it aint complicated.
Is there an all-in-one suite that’s easy to install (preferably a FreeBSD Port), that can handle this? I’m hoping for something that can also be configured through a web browser, though I can do it with conf files if need be. My server has no Xwindows installed, no traditional GUI needed.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-linux-mail-server-suite/275891/2 "2004-11-21T13:42:39Z")
Consider [QMail](http://www.qmail.org/top.html). There are better tutorials around than the one you found, I think - try starting from [The Linux Documentation Project](http://www.tldp.org/) . Even if it says “Linux” on the top, it’s pretty much relevant when it comes to this kind of things. A quick search revealed some interesting things, have a look at [this page](http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/apps.html#SERVERMAIL).
QMail comes with its own documentation: try downloading it and playing with it a bit.