Am 30.12.2015 um 23:54 schrieb Dennis Steinkamp: > Thank you for your reply. > My postfix "needs" are pretty vague at this time. > > Lets just say my goal for now is, to configure a postfix server for a > single (test) domain with SMTP-AUTH and Dovecot > so that ultimately, i can send and receive e-mails from my MUA. > (Thunderbird in my case) > I tend to learn new things best when i start from a simple and total > minimalistic setup and adjust the configuration step-by-step from there. > That approach is pretty much what the book of postfix does but it > doesn`t cover dovecot. (SASL section is about Cyrus not Dovecot for > example) > Of course there are many guides and howtos floating around the web but > they don`t help me to understand how things work together. > I looking for a book that helps me to accomplish what i described > earlier in a "step-by-step" fashion. > > I would appreciate any recommendations you guys can give. > > Thank you > > Dennis
this is a mostly complete complex setup https://www.exratione.com/2014/05/a-mailserver-on-ubuntu-1404-postfix-dovecot-mysql/ you might try google dovecot postfix ubuntu to find masses of step by step instructions also http://wiki2.dovecot.org/HowTo should help and for sure the well done postfix doku > > > Am 30.12.2015 um 23:02 schrieb Robert Schetterer: >> Am 30.12.2015 um 21:47 schrieb Dennis Steinkamp: >>> Hey guys, >>> >>> i want to learn more about Postfix and mail servers in general. >>> This is more out of curiosity and personal interest, i am not a >>> postmaster or anything. :) >>> >>> I purchased the Book of Postfix a while ago and read through a few >>> chapters. >>> I am sure most of it is still valid but on the other hand, postfix >>> evolved and afaik the (english) book never got an update. >>> >>> There are other german postfix books which seem to be a more or less >>> translation of the Book of postfix but covering more recent postfix >>> topics. >>> (especially the postfix + dovecot part is interesting) >>> >>> I am talking about: >>> http://www.postfixbuch.de/ >> Peer Heinlein >> >>> http://www.postfix-buch.com/ >> Ralf Hildebrandt, Patrick Ben Koetter >> >> https://sys4.de/de/sys4/ >> >>> Are these books exactly the same? >> No, written by different germans >> >>> Am i right to assume that the german books are a little bit more >>> up2date? >> Most up2date might be >> >> http://www.dovecot-buch.de/ >> >> see >> >> Peer Heinlein pre x-mas notice >> >> https://www.mail-archive.com/dovecot@dovecot.org/msg64398.html >> >> >> >> But i dont know if it covers your needs >> >>> Thank you for answering. >>> >>> Dennis >> Printed books in general can t be up2date these days >> as both projects postfix and dovecot are very active >> but they can teach basics >> >> >> Best Regards >> MfG Robert Schetterer >> > Best Regards MfG Robert Schetterer -- [*] sys4 AG http://sys4.de, +49 (89) 30 90 46 64 Franziskanerstraße 15, 81669 München Sitz der Gesellschaft: München, Amtsgericht München: HRB 199263 Vorstand: Patrick Ben Koetter, Marc Schiffbauer Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Florian Kirstein
