Talk:Complete Virtual Mail Server
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Q: Can someone make this article but for Mysql or LDAP? Everything is great, qall the mysql ones are outdated :-(
A: Take a look on this Postfix-SASL-Cyrus-MySQL-Howto.
Besides postgres beeing the superior db : ), There's many mysql howto's This howto I think is based on many of those sources.
I suppose you could add mysql specifics to the sections where it really matters (main.cf, db schema) but even those should only be very minor changes.
LDAP support, yeah, I think that would be a good addition to the Howto. Write it! : )
Postgres may be superior feature wise, however MySQL does have the edge in performance, all but the most complex SQL applications require anything more than MySQLs feature set, and even they can be mimiced in application code until MySQL devs add features in time.
I'd like to point out the use of /home for storing daemon data to be particularly unwise, /var or /srv branches would be much better in terms of the FSH. While many people might snear at the FSH and exclaim that it's no authoritive standard, some standard is better than none, and it's logical. So when a new sysadmin takes over your job (you may move on, or up the chain), they can know where everything is logically and not have to phone you every other day. Just something the author might consider. --- Aidan
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will be nice if someone adds the mysql parts into the howto as and option... I have nothing in favor of any DB, I just happen to have mysql already installed and working with other daemons. thanks.
