free mail server anyone?

please, i'm desperate, free mail server for mac osx

[al1911]

has anyone ever come across a free mail server for mac osx?
preferably not command line operated

[storemike]

can you just compile qmail or sendmail on it? You may have to download and install the gnu compiler, though.

[al1911]

osx already comes with sendmail
but i really want something with a GUI
i've tried using sendmail and i can't get my head around it

[bluedalmatian]

I dont think you're going to find one with a GUI thats free.

If you want a GUI look at www.4d.com but it costs money. If free is more important try exim (www.exim.org).

You could also try Mac OS X Server which has a great GUI for Postix, but again it costs money.

As for the GNU compiler, just install Apple's Developer Tools and that'll install GCC for you.

[al1911]

thanks, my problem is this
i bought a beautiful G5 powermac and osx Server
i hate osx server's mail server

get this...
to set up a mail account you have to set up a system user and enable mail for that system user. but wait, theres more. because no two system usres can have the same name, no two email address being hosted on the server can have the same name, even across domains.

the following example is impossible...
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

yep, thats right, i'm not kidding
you can't have two emails with the same name, even thought the domain is different. so what happens when you are hosting two web sites and both clients want [e-mail]? you can't do it. once one client uses [e-mail], no other client can make their email start with support.

IT SUCKS ARSE!

i wish i'd just spent my money on osx client and EIMS. i would have spent less money and got something that actually works.!