[imp] Newbie setup question

[Thomas O'Brien]

Quoting Stephen Rasmussen <srasmussen at nacogdoches.k12.tx.us>:

> I have AS 2.1 installed and Sendmail is configured properly.  What I need to
> know is what choices do I have and/or what is necessary for IMP to work like
> it did?  I know I need to configure an LDAP server for the directory.  Do I
> need IMAP at all?  Is Sendmail a good choice to use if I am going to use IMP
> for webmail access?  Our old implementation used Postfix.  Am I completely
> overlooking some other module I will need?  Any help/advice/guidance would
> be greatly appreciated.

I'm not a *nix person but sendmail, LDAP and IMAP are distinct entities which
handle distinct services. Sendmail for SMTP (sending mail), IMAP for storing
mail and LDAP for authentication and/or contact management.

Thomas