Difference between revisions of "Email server setup"
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| + | =Installation= | ||
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| + | An email server requires a lot of components: | ||
| + | * Send / Receive emails [SMTP, POP3, IMAP, ...] | ||
| + | * Tools to check the email content against virus, spam | ||
| + | * Tools to encrypt the communication | ||
| + | * (optional) Database to manage users and emails | ||
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| + | ## Security libraries | ||
| + | # SASL is the Simple Authentication and Security Layer, a method for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols. | ||
| + | apt-get install libsasl2-modules libsasl2-modules-sql libgsasl7 libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl sasl2-bin | ||
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| + | # Authentication using MySQL | ||
| + | apt-get install libpam-mysql | ||
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| + | ## Anti-virus | ||
| + | apt-get install clamav-base libclamav6 clamav-daemon clamav-freshclam | ||
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| + | ## SPAM killer | ||
| + | apt-get install spamassassin spamc | ||
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| + | ## Interface to scan emails for virus & spam | ||
| + | apt-get install amavisd-new | ||
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| + | ## Utility to SEND emails | ||
| + | apt-get install postfix postfix-mysql | ||
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| + | ## Utility to RECEIVE emails | ||
| + | apt-get install courier-base courier-authdaemon courier-authlib-mysql courier-imap courier-imap-ssl courier-pop courier-pop-ssl courier-ssl | ||
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Revision as of 15:50, 11 August 2014
[Category:Linux]
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix
Installation
An email server requires a lot of components:
- Send / Receive emails [SMTP, POP3, IMAP, ...]
- Tools to check the email content against virus, spam
- Tools to encrypt the communication
- (optional) Database to manage users and emails
## Security libraries
# SASL is the Simple Authentication and Security Layer, a method for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols.
apt-get install libsasl2-modules libsasl2-modules-sql libgsasl7 libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl sasl2-bin
# Authentication using MySQL
apt-get install libpam-mysql
## Anti-virus
apt-get install clamav-base libclamav6 clamav-daemon clamav-freshclam
## SPAM killer
apt-get install spamassassin spamc
## Interface to scan emails for virus & spam
apt-get install amavisd-new
## Utility to SEND emails
apt-get install postfix postfix-mysql
## Utility to RECEIVE emails
apt-get install courier-base courier-authdaemon courier-authlib-mysql courier-imap courier-imap-ssl courier-pop courier-pop-ssl courier-ssl
