Hosting a mail server in OS X

[sammich]

I've searched all over the interweb but all I've managed to find is a few scraps of info on open source, sendmail and some tutorials on system older than panther.

I'm quite sure it can be done (it is a built in feature on X Server), but how could I go about starting a mail server on my mac? So all I need is a mac and a router and I have a fairly decent upstream internet connection (~80kB/s)? What software (that you guys recommend) is there to install or what configs do I have to mess around with?

Also, is there a webmail solution? I know of Horde (http://www.horde.org) but it's not the prettiest looking webmail GUI I've seen. Any others?

I guess this goes hand in hand with hosting my own web server (just personal sites). But is enabling webdav on this server (and using it for some related iPhoto/iCal hosting) against any sort terms of use?

Cheers.

[WildPalms]

Have you googled on "how to enable postfix on os x"

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050504131428334

This should get you started in the right direction...

[twoodcc]

why not buy leopard server when it ships this weekend? i know it's kinda expensive, but it might worth learning. i might be buying it, and it's just for personal stuff, but i would like to learn mac os x server

[sammich]

If only I had that kind of money to throw around, I would probably have a franken 8core mac to go with it. Maybe someday...would be great if they offered a trial versin of Leopard Server (Steve, are you listening :rolleyes:).

I'll give the postfix thing a go, but for the time being, I'll just keep going with my current webhost,

Out of curiosity, has anyone tried the Gmail for your Domain (https://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/admins/editions.html)? Well, the free standard one obviously. Is it any different from the standard gmail? I was considering going down this path for mail and using my home server just for webserving?

Good combination?