dovecot - Feb 2007 - Replacing qmail + vpopmail with: sendmail + dovecot

Hi,
I wonder if it posible to replace qmail + vpopmail with sendmail + dovecot?

The idea is like this:
- use sendmail + milter API to filter spam/virus and deliver the email to
  the dovevot MDA (LDA)
- dovecot should save the email to the directory as specified in the 
vpopmail DB
- maintain the vpopmail BD (users + passwd)
- use dovecot pop3/imap for the clients
- use sendmail again to receive the email from the pop3/imap users and
  deliver the email to the internet as usual.

Anyone has done this? It is posible in the paper, in the real world?

many thanks
Oliver

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Oliver Schulze L. wrote:
> Hi,
> I wonder if it posible to replace qmail + vpopmail with sendmail + dovecot?
Sure, anything is possible, but if you are trying to get away from 
qmail+vpopmail, you should probably move to postfix instead of sendmail 
(unless you /like/ pain ;).  Sendmail is a monolithic monstrosity that 
is barely able to be managed by mortals.  Postfix is designed (like 
qmail and vpopmail), as a series of small programs that do one thing and 
do it well.  There should be a FAQ entry for switching to Postfix 
virtual users from vpopmail; check the Postfix site...

John

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