Thomas wrote: > Hi there. > > I would like to setup a mailserver on my debian machine that can > receive email from any host and that can be accessed by imap or pop3 > (imap would be nice). I have seen some howtos on the net but they > seemed way too complicated. The howtos i saw included spamfilters, > anitivr software and page after page of config file hacking. > > What i am really looking for is a simple mailserver that i can install > by apt-get something and then configure by a gui/web interface (if > necessary at all). Then connect to it with my thunderbird and lets go. > > So far, exim4 was installed on my sarge by default, although i dont > know what that means. > If i startup mutt with any user, it says 'no mailbox'. > This didnt ever disturb me, but now i should think of what that means... > > Thanks for hints, > > Thomas > >
I wrote the following howto: http://ithacafreesoftware.org/Members/mitch/notebook/debian/mailserver It includes a very basic setup of Postfix (SMTP), Dovecot (pop and Imap), and Squirrelmail (Web e-mail). Good luck. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
