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howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql:postfix [2015/02/16 01:36 (UTC)] – intermediate edit astrogeekhowtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql:postfix [2015/09/25 01:10 (UTC)] – [Configuring The Postfix MTA] fixed smtpd_tls_key_file path astrogeek
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-===== Installing The Postfix MTA =====+====== Installing The Postfix MTA ======
  
-<note important>This article is under construction and not complete! Please return later...</note>+This page is supplemental to main article: [[howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql|Creating a Virtual Mail Server with Postfix, Dovecot and MySQL]]
  
 Postfix is a popular and secure mail transport agent, or MTA. Postfix is a popular and secure mail transport agent, or MTA.
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 Copy the package file to the target platform if necessary and install: Copy the package file to the target platform if necessary and install:
 <code>installpkg {path-to/}postfix-2.11.3-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz</code> <code>installpkg {path-to/}postfix-2.11.3-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz</code>
-===== Configuring The Postfix MTA ===== +====== Configuring The Postfix MTA ====== 
-You should become familiar with the [[http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html|postfix documentation]] in order to properly configure and administer your mail server.+ 
 +You must become familiar with the [[http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html|postfix documentation]] in order to properly configure and administer your mail server. Additionally, a complete set of online documentation for your version is installed from the package to /usr/doc/postfix-2.11.3/html/, learn what is there. 
 + 
 +<note important>You //must// become familiar with the tools available to you in order to safely admin and maintain your mail server! Take the time necessary to //read the man pages// - man postfix, man postconf, man master at minimum. And become familiar with the resources available through **man postfix:SEE ALSO** section, //before// you start your mail server! </note>
  
 What follows is a minimum configuration to safely operate a virtual email server on the internet, but you will surely want to adapt it to your specific needs. What follows is a minimum configuration to safely operate a virtual email server on the internet, but you will surely want to adapt it to your specific needs.
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 relay_domains = relay_domains =
  
 +# We have no local users, so no local notifications #
 biff = no biff = no
-append_dot_mydomain = no 
 </code> </code>
  
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 # SSL certificates will be created at these locations when we configure dovecot # # SSL certificates will be created at these locations when we configure dovecot #
 smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/localcerts/dove.pem smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/localcerts/dove.pem
-smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/localcerts/dove.key+smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/dove.key
  
 #Accept only secure smtp connections #Accept only secure smtp connections
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 </code> </code>
  
-After creating the aliases file, you must use the postmap utility to build the local aliases database...+After creating the aliases file, you must use the newaliases utility to build the local aliases database...
  
-<code>postmap /etc/aliases</code>+<code>newaliases</code>
  
 This will create the file /etc/aliases.db in format useable by postfix. This will create the file /etc/aliases.db in format useable by postfix.
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 [[howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql|Return to main article page]] [[howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql|Return to main article page]]
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 +====== Sources ======
 +  * Based primarily on [[http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html|Postfix documentation]]
 +  * Originally written by [[wiki:user:astrogeek | astrogeek]]
 {{tag>howtos postfix dovecot mysql}} {{tag>howtos postfix dovecot mysql}}

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