On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 07:37, Manny Amador wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good HOW-TO for setting up an email server on Linux. I've > checked www.tldp.org and did quite a bit of googling around, but so far I hven't > found a good general explanation of the steps involved. What I found were some docs > on how to set upo and configure some SPECIFIC programs such as qmail, and even these > were lacking in-depth explanations of what was being done. > > One question: are the following the correct general steps for setting up a POP3 > server? > > 1. Place correct MX record in the DNS > 2. Install and configure MTA (e.g. Postifx) > 3. Install and configure POP server (e.g. Courier IMAP/POP3) > 4. Run the servers (e.g. Posfix, Courier IMAP/POP3) > 5. Configure the email client (e.g. Pine, Evolution, etc.)
Can't say much about the HOWTO documents (same gripes as you have), but the online books about exim, Postfix and qmail (particularly 'Life with qmail') are quite extensive in explanations. As for sendmail... avoid it like the plague (its configuration is _not_ for the consumption of many mere mortals:D) I don't if it's just me, but I usually do this in this order: 1. Install and configure MTA to check if mail service works securely and properly (not an open relay, etc...) 2. Place MX record in DNS when SMTP service already works 3. Install and configure POP3/IMAP server. To test if the above-mentioned steps do work, you can employ telnet as well as configuring the mail user agents. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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