Mail Server Mini-Howto

Index

Overview

This document will walk you through setting up mail on your Linux box. At the end of this document, you will have:

• setup an SMTP server using Qmail
• setup IMAP4 and POP3 servers
• configured various email clients (such as Pine, Outlook Express)

1. Disclaimer
2. My Setup
3. Contents
4. Revisions

Disclaimer

I cannot guarantee the accuracy or correctness of the information I present in this howto. What I describe here is basically a log of what I had to do to set up my system. I cannot be held responsible for any damage done to your systems, use this information at your own risk!

That being said though, if you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please send me email at ying @ zippydesign dot com.

My Setup

In this howto, I use my server configuration in the examples that are provided. If your system is set up similar to mine you can simply cut and paste the commands in the examples, otherwise, be sure to make appropriate changes before issuing commands.

My system is setup as follows:

• Redhat Linux 5.1 (i386)
• Using Shadow Passwords
• New messages are stored in ~/mail/inbox
• The IMAP mail folders are stored in ~/mail

The main difference in how you setup your box and how mine is setup will likely be where you choose to store your messages.

Contents

Here is a list of the chapters in this mini-howto:

1. Installing Qmail
2. Configuring Qmail
3. Setting up IMAP and POP services
4. Configuring Email Clients
5. Links to other Resources

Revisions

• January 6, 1999
  - Updated layout
  - More instructions on the ~/home/mail/inbox issue
  - Added instructions on Selective Mail Relaying
  - No longer starting Qmail from inetd
  
  
• November 23, 1998 (click here to see it)
  - Initial version