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AVG Antivirus For Linux/FreeBSD Plus Qmail Mail Server
This document describes how to deploy AVG Antivirus for Linux/FreeBSD to the Qmail mail server. It is usable for AVG version 8.5, 10 and 2012.
Postfix Email Server Setup & Configure in RHEL5
Along with acting as a Web server, e-mail is one of the main uses of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5-based system, especially in enterprise environments. Both the importance and popularity of email is surprising that some people to discover the complexity of the email is on a Linux system, and this complexity can often be a bit overwhelming for the newcomer RHEL.
As some of you know, Linux is not the only type available Unix operating system. There are other UNIX derivatives, and one of the most popular is called BSD. If you have been to Distrowatch, you can see different BSD distributions listed in there.
Configuring Sendmail SMTP server on CentOS & Scientific Linux
Sendmail is the default SMTP (Simple mail transfer protocol) server installed on CentOS and although it can be slightly more complicated for beginners to learn than similar alternatives such as Postfix, it can be quite powerful and useful to learn. Sendmail by itself as the name suggests is a MTA (Mail transfer agent) which is useful for sending emails from your server to other servers.
How Testing SMTP servers with SWAKS on Debian
When changing software configuration it is always a good idea to test things as thoroughly as you can. In the case of SMTP it is generally possible to test things offline pretty easily, and then perform simple tests via a manual telnet - but the SWAKS tool makes SMTP-testing even simpler.
Postfix SMTP Authentication for Mail servers
SMTP AUTH for mail server is a feature that is often required to relay mail through other mail servers. To enable SMTP AUTH for Postfix, acting as mail client in this scenario, you need to do the following steps:
Using Postfix’s Virtual Mailbox Domains
To host more than one domain on your Postfix server, or you want to get away from using Linux system accounts for your mail user accounts. That is, you’d like to be able to give users email accounts without having to create actual Linux accounts on your mail server. Giving out as few accounts as possible makes your systems more secure.
Building a POP3 Mail Server on Debian
To run a Postfix/Courier POP3 server on Debian, and you need to know the Debian way of doing this. Debian automates most of the process. Install or upgrade famd, OpenSSL, and Postfix:
Building a POP3 Mail Server Postfix
To set up a POP3 mail server—nothing fancy, just a basic server for Internet mail for a single domain, with TLS/SSL support for more secure logins.