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Configure A Mail Server in Linux

The document provides step-by-step instructions for configuring a mail server on a Linux system. It describes installing and configuring BIND as the DNS server, Postfix as the SMTP server, Dovecot as the IMAP/POP3 server, creating mail user accounts, installing Apache as the web server, and SquirrelMail as the webmail client. The configuration is demonstrated for a server with the hostname khan.kkarachistan.com and IP address 192.168.2.100 running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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Configure A Mail Server in Linux

The document provides step-by-step instructions for configuring a mail server on a Linux system. It describes installing and configuring BIND as the DNS server, Postfix as the SMTP server, Dovecot as the IMAP/POP3 server, creating mail user accounts, installing Apache as the web server, and SquirrelMail as the webmail client. The configuration is demonstrated for a server with the hostname khan.kkarachistan.com and IP address 192.168.2.100 running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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HOW TO CONFIGURE A MAIL SERVER IN LINUX

Written By: Ahmer Mansoor Email : ahmer_mansoor@hotmail.com Profile : http://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmermansoor

Written By: Ahmer Mansoor Email : ahmer_mansoor@hotmail.com Profile : http://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmermansoor

Considerations: Hostname : IP Address : Operating System : khan.kkarachistan.com 192.168.2.100 RHEL 5

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1) Install BIND and Setup a DNS Server $ yum install bind $ yum install system-config-bind $ system-config-bind Add a Zone with the domain name (i.e. kkarachistan.com) Add an A record for the host (i.e. khan) Add an MX record for the domain. Final Configuration should look like this.

$ vi /etc/resolve.conf Add: nameserver 192.168.2.100 make sure it is the first nameserver in the list. $ service named start $ chkconfig --add named

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2) Install & Configure Postfix SMTP Server $ yum install postfix Set default MTA using following command $ alternatives --config mta $ vi /etc/postfix/main.cf Set: inet_interfaces = all mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain home_mailbox = Maildir/ $ service postfix start $ chkconfig --add postfix

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3) Install & Configure Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server $ yum install dovecot $ vi /etc/dovecot.conf Find and update following settings protocols = pop3 pop3s imap imaps mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir/ pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh For 64-bit users: Add the line login_process_size = 64 $ service dovecot start $ chkconfig --add dovecot

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4) Create Mail User Accounts $ groupadd kkarachistan Create users by using the following commands $ useradd irfan -g kkarachistan -s /sbin/nologin $ passwd irfan

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5) Install & Configure Apache Web Server $ yum install httpd $ service httpd start $ chkconfig --add httpd

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6) Install & Configure Squirrel Webmail Server $ yum install squirrelmail $ cd /usr/share/squirrelmail/config/ $ ./conf.pl Select 'C' if you cannot see options Select 'D' to set predefined Settings select dovecot From Main Screen Select 2 (Server Settings) set domain to kkarachistan.com Save Settings and Exit. Open your Browser and access http://khan.kkarachistan.com/webmail MUA like thunderbird, outlook, etc. can be configure to use this Server.

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