Chapter 8. Setting up E-mail
In this chapter, we will cover:
- Configuring Postfix to send and receive e-mail
- Setting up DNS records for e-mail delivery
- Configuring IMAP
- Configuring authentication for outbound e-mail
- Configuring Postfix to support TLS
- Blocking spam with Greylisting
- Filtering spam with SpamAssassin
Introduction
E-mail, specifically the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP), is one of the oldest protocols on the Internet. Even after all this time, it is still heavily utilized by most businesses out there. While these days hosted e-mail infrastructure like hosted Exchange or Google apps is quite common, but it's still a good idea to understand what is occurring under the cover. In this chapter, you'll set up your own e-mail infrastructure, ...
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