installing a mail server

[katten]

i'm realy having problem finding a mail server to use for linux (edubuntu/edgy)
dose somone know a good tutorial or feel like writing one here?

[Sheldon]

Why have you posted this in a PHP forum? A mail server is an applicaton to run on there server, not PHP?

http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=ubuntu+mail+server&btnG=Search&meta=

[mergemedia]

he's a self titled noob. should answer your question.. ;)

Anyway, to answer your question, I'd use sendmail, postfix, qmail, or exim on a linux machine for a local MTA. They each have their pros and cons, and which one you choose greatly depends on the type of duty the mailserver will have.

postfix is easy to setup, and pretty userfriendly. qmail and exim excel in large volume outgoing setups, and sendmail is by far the most configurable.. (almost to a fault).

I personally use sendmail.