Is there guide to setting up a mail server?

AdamJ · n00b Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 7

Basically what I would like to do is have email collected from my multiple POP3 accounts, delivered to my user's accounts on the server (running Gentoo

) then accessible remotely using IMAP (+ Squirrelmail). Is there a guide suitable for this as I'm a bit of a n00b having never done anything like this before. TIA.

darktux · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:53 pm Post subject:

Dude, have you checked Gentoo's website?

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/virt-mail-howto.xml :roll:

AdamJ · n00b Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 7

That would have to be the one place I didn't look! DOH!

Thanks anyway, will give it a good read later.

jaeger_m · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Posts: 108

I think the virtual mail guide is a little too much for that you want to do...
just take fetchmail and cyrus- pop and imap servers and you'll be happy (I think ;-)

)

zentek · n00b Joined: 03 Jul 2002 Posts: 41

Guys, you missed the best guide for the best email server :-)

try Life with Qmail available at http://www.lifewithqmail.org/

Its easy to install and full of possibility.

that was my 2 cent.

AdamJ · n00b Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 7

Thanks for the help guys - I've now got a very nice system going with Postfix, Fetchmail and Courier-IMAP. I'm very impressed but one thing I can't figure out is how to sort the emails server-side. I know I can do it in the client, but I'd like them "pre-sorted". Google hasn't come up with anything and I have RTFM'd so can anyone tell me if it's possible and if so point me in the right direction?

Edit: Nm I think I've found my answer (maildrop).

giant · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 107

procmail is your friend.