On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:34:07 -0700, Dan Vanden Bosch <dvandenbosch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Our organization has one Exchange 2000 Server. I'd like to set up an SMTP > gateway for this Exchange server to help take the load off of it. > > I'm looking for sizing recommendations on the SMTP gateway, and I'm > looking for a step-by-step cookbook on how to configure the SMTP server > and the Exchange server. I recommend the following for MTA gateway duties based on the SMTP protocol: MTA: Postfix (www.postfix.org) OS: FreeBSD (www.freebsd.org or www.openbsd.org) Log analyzer: http://jimsun.linxnet.com/downloads/pflogsumm-faq.txt Hardware: Pentium 100 or greater 64MB of RAM, at least 2GB of free space, could EASILY handle your loads. The ultimate SMTP gateway, in my mind. Did I mention it was all "free". Let me know if you are considering this configuration, and I can offer some tips. ...D