Postfix - The Definitive Guide

Author: (USA) Dent (Dent/D.K.) / O'Reilly Taiwan Company Editors
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: How to compile and install Postfix? How to set up a simple mail server with Postfix? How to set up a domain mail gateway? How to set up a backup server? What is the relationship between DNS and the mail system? What are the differences between the mbox and maildir mailbox formats? How to set up multiple domain mail servers on the same machine? How to make Postfix use account information from MySQL or LDAP databases instead of the system's /etc/passwd password file? How does Postfix deliver mail to the CyrusIMAP server via LMTP? How to use TLS to secure communication content? How does Postfix work with mailing list management programs like Majordomo or Mailman? How to use SASL to allow colleagues on business trips to send emails using the office mail server? How to make Postfix pre-block some spam? How does Postfix integrate with external filtering programs to combat spam? If you have ever struggled with any of the above questions, this book is what you need.
Do you want to set up your own mail server? If sendmail makes you headaches, now you have a better choice—Postfix. Its secure design and excellent reliability have earned it praise and admiration from experts. Postfix is also a popular choice for beginners because it's so easy to set up! In fact, Postfix has become the default MTA for MacOSX. If you already have sendmail installed, don't be disappointed, because Postfix is also compatible with sendmail. Applications or scripts originally written for sendmail can still be used after switching to Postfix. The purpose of this book is to fill the gaps in online documentation. While online files provide descriptions of all parameters and syntax, they lack examples of how to accomplish specific tasks or explanations of the underlying principles behind those parameters. Author Kyle D. Dent explains the organization and design philosophy of Postfix in this book and demonstrates how to configure Postfix for special tasks. Postfix's patriarch, the renowned cybersecurity expert—Wietse Venema—was involved in the entire review process of this book.
How to compile and install Postfix? How to set up a simple mail server with Postfix? How to set up a domain mail gateway? How to set up a backup server? What is the relationship between DNS and the mail system? What are the differences between the mbox and maildir mailbox formats? How to set up multiple domain mail servers on the same machine? How to make Postfix use account information from MySQL or LDAP databases instead of the system's /etc/passwd password file? How does Postfix deliver mail to the CyrusIMAP server via LMTP? How to use TLS to secure communication content? How does Postfix work with mailing list management programs like Majordomo or Mailman? How to use SASL to allow colleagues on business trips to send emails using the office mail server? How to make Postfix pre-block some spam? How does Postfix integrate with external filtering programs to combat spam? If you have ever struggled with any of the above questions, this book is what you need.