Chapter 4. Working with Mail Servers

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Sending e-mails with Postfix
  • Enabling IMAP and POP3 with Dovecot
  • Adding e-mail accounts
  • Mail filtering with spam-assassin
  • Troubleshooting the mail server
  • Installing the Zimbra mail server

Introduction

In this chapter, we will learn how to set up an e-mail server. We will be using Postfix MTA to send e-mails and Dovecot to enable receiving e-mails. We will also install the Zimbra e-mail server, which is all-in-one one package to set up sending and receiving e-mails and web access. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to send e-mails with your own e-mail server.

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