Friday 2 March 2012

Mail Server Using Postfix, Dovecot, Squirrelmail On Red Hat 6

00:14 Posted by Birender No comments
        1.      List and Version of Packages:
         postfix-2.6.6-2.el6.x86_64
         dovecot-2.0-0.10.beta6.20100630.el6.x86_64
         squirrelmail-1.4.6-1.norlug.noarch
        2.      Postfix Installation and Configuration
      yum install postfix
      vim /etc/postfix/main.cf
          Main.cf file should be look like this
      myhostname = mail.demoslice.com
      mydomain = demoslice.com
      inet_interfaces = all
      mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain,                   localhost, $mydomain
      mynetworks = 10.10.10.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8
      home_mailbox = Maildir/
   At the end of main.cf
      smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
      smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
      smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
      smtpd_recipient_restrictions =  permit_mynetworks,
      permit_sasl_authenticated,
      reject_unauth_destination
      broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
          4.      Dovecot Installation and Configuration
yum install dovecot
   vim /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
           Dovecot.conf should look like this
  protocols = imap pop3 lmtp
       vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf
  mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
       vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf
         unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
         mode = 0666
         user = postfix
         group = postfix
 vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf
       auth_mechanisms = plain login
 vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/20-pop3.conf
      pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
            pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh

         5.      Installing and Configuring Squirrelmail
       yum install squirrelmail
       /usr/share/squireelmail/config/config.pl
        Then enter D and enter dovecot
        Now press 2 and enter domain name.


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