In this chapter we saw the two mail protocols for retrieving e-mail, POP3 and IMAP, and explained some strengths and weaknesses. We then covered Courier-IMAP, which can provide both POP3 and IMAP services, and advised you to use a package from your Linux distributor. We also described how to build it from source, should this be required. We then discussed how to configure and test both the POP3 and IMAP services, including configuration of popular e-mail clients.
Linux Email
Linux Email
Overview of this book
Many businesses want to run their email servers on Linux for greater control and flexibility of corporate communications, but getting started can be complicated. The attractiveness of a free-to-use and robust email service running on Linux can be undermined by the apparent technical challenges involved. Some of the complexity arises from the fact that an email server consists of several components that must be installed and configured separately, then integrated together.
This book gives you just what you need to know to set up and maintain an email server. Unlike other approaches that deal with one component at a time, this book delivers a step-by-step approach across all the server components, leaving you with a complete working email server for your small business network.
Starting with a discussion on why you should even consider hosting your own email server, the book covers setting up the mail server. We then move on to look at providing web access, so that users can access their email out of the office. After this we look at the features you'll want to add to improve email productivity: virus protection, spam detection, and automatic email processing. Finally we look at an essential maintenance task: backups.
Written by professional Linux administrators, the book is aimed at technically confident users and new and part-time system administrators. The emphasis is on simple, practical and reliable guidance.
Based entirely on free, Open Source software, this book will show you how to set up and manage your email server easily.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Linux E-mail
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
Preface
Free Chapter
Linux and E-mail Basics
Setting up Postfix
Incoming Mail with POP and IMAP
Providing Webmail Access
Securing Your Installation
Getting Started with Procmail
Advanced Procmail
Busting Spam with SpamAssassin
Antivirus Protection
Customer Reviews