How to setup a mail server with dovecot+postfix+sasl|Setup mail server w... http://www.mailservergeek.com/mail server-with-Dovecot-Postfix-SASL.php Setup Mail Server on Ubuntu 9.04 with SITE ARCHIVE Postfix+Dovecot+SASL Home Setup Mail Server with Zimbra Installation Log of Zimbra Uninstall Mail Server Zimbra Uninstall Log of Zimbra Send Email via Konsole (Terminal) Outlook 2007 as Zimbra Email Cilent How to Update Clamav on Zimbra INTRODUCTION A Bout Zimbra Administrator To setup an email server is complete, we will need the following components: Setup mail server with postfix + Dovecot + SASL SMTP Server, can use Postfix, Qmail and Sendmail. We will use Postfix Webmail client with Squirrelmail POP3 Server, can use UW-IMAP, Courier or Dovecot. We will be using Dovecot Fetch Mail, to pull emails from the outside to the local server Webmail client with Roundcube IMAP Server, can use Squirellmail or roundcube To equate the assumption of the installation I'm doing here I use the following data, so please sesusaikan with your data: Name of host: mailserver Host Ip address: 10.14.20.5/24 Domain: udiniq.com FQDN (/ etc / hosts):10.14.20.5 mail.udiniq.com mailserver INSTALLATION PROCESS 1. Install Postfix MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) To perform the installation of postfix on ubuntu please do the following: root @ mailserver:~# aptitude update && aptitude install postfix postfix-tls libsasl2-2 sasl2-bin libsasl2-modules Usually when the download and installation is complete, the installation will provide questions for postfix configuration in ubuntu, please adjust the following data: - General type of mail configuration: Internet Site - System mail name: udiniq.com - Root and postmaster mail recipient: <admin_user_name> - Other destinations for mail: chemco.co.id, localhost.chemco.co.id,, localhost_ - Force synchronous updates on mail queue?: No - Local networks: 127.0.0.0 / 8, 10.14.20.0/24 - Mialbox size limit (bytes): 0 - Local address extension character: + - Internet protocols to use: all Next enter the command to restart postfix: root@mailserver:~# /etc/init.d/postfix restart Perform tests via the console with the command telnet localhost 25. If a response means that the installation was OK: root @ mailserver:~# telnet localhost 25 Trying:: 1 ... Connected to localhost. Escape character is'^]'. 220 chemco.co.id ESMTP Postfix (Ubuntu) To unsubscribe please type quit and Enter 2. Install Dovecot for POP3 To install dovecot on ubuntu please do the following: root@mailserver:~# aptitude install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d dovecot-common 1 of 3 5/31/2011 8:56 PM How to setup a mail server with dovecot+postfix+sasl|Setup mail server w... http://www.mailservergeek.com/mail server-with-Dovecot-Postfix-SASL.php Then please edit the file dovecot fit our needs, which dovecot file is located in / etc / dovecot / dovecot.conf: root@mailserver:~# vim /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf - At certain points please adjust the following data: - protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s please change to: # Protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s protocols = pop3 imap # Disable_plaintext_auth = yes change to: disable_plaintext_auth = no ## Do not forget to section specific POP3 settings for pop3_uidl_format =% 08Xu% 08Xv must uncomment - Save with Esc: wq and Enter - Perform tests via the console with the command telnet localhost 110 If a response means that the installation was OK: root @ mailserver:~# telnet localhost 110 Trying:: 1 ... Trying 127.0.0.1 ... Connected to localhost. Escape character is'^]'. + OK Dovecot ready. To unsubscribe please type quit and Enter 3. Configuring SASL with TLS Authentication To configure SASL with TLS please do the following steps: root@mailserver:~# vim /etc/postfix/main.cf - Please enter the following script section at the bottom - smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_local_domain = udiniq.com smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject_unauth_destination smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous inet_protocols = all -- Save with Esc :wq and Enter -- Furthermore, the following command: root@mailserver:~# rm -r /var/run/saslauthd/ root@mailserver:~# mkdir -p /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd root@mailserver:~# ln -s /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd /var/run root@mailserver:~# chgrp sasl /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd root@mailserver:~# adduser postfix sasl Furthermore, the following command: root@mailserver:~# vim /etc/dovecot/dovecote.conf - At certain points please adjust the following data: - auth default2 { mechanisms = plain login passdb pam { } userdb passwd { } socket listen { client { path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth mode = 0660 user = postfix group = postfix } } } -- Save with Esc :wq and Enter - configuration that runs well please restart the mail server, the command: root@mailserver:~# reboot For create an email account on the mail server, such steps in the manufacture of users on Linux servers. finally the installation of mail servers with Postfix + Dovecot + SASL is complete, but the 2 of 3 5/31/2011 8:56 PM How to setup a mail server with dovecot+postfix+sasl|Setup mail server w... http://www.mailservergeek.com/mail server-with-Dovecot-Postfix-SASL.php installation is not included with the webmail client, and if you want to add it please read the guide at: Webmail client with squirrelmail Webmail client with roundcube Copyright©2009. 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