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Sending emails is important for a server. It allows the server to notify remote users (you) in can you need to do some action.
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Sending emails is important for a server. It allows it to notify you of various events (update pending, task failure, breach attempt…).
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This guide will show you two different configuration options:
 
This guide will show you two different configuration options:
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* Send only: Simple configuration. The server uses an external SMTP server to send emails. It can't receive emails
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* [[Emails/Send | Send only]]: Simple configuration. The server uses an external SMTP server to send emails. Use this if you want to just receive notification emails from a server.
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* Send and Receive: More complex configuration. It allows you to handle your complete email infrastructure.
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* [[Emails/Complete | Complete]]: A complete email infrastructure with your own SMTP and IMAP server.Including a webmail, a spam filter and an antivirus.
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== Send only ==
 
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=== Install ===
 
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<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
 
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# apt install exim4-daemon-light bsd-mailx
 
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
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=== Configure ===
 
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Edit file <code>/etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf</code><syntaxhighlight lang="ini">
 
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dc_eximconfig_configtype='satellite'
 
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dc_other_hostnames=''
 
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dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1; ::1'
 
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dc_readhost='example.org'
 
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dc_relay_domains=''
 
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dc_minimaldns='false'
 
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dc_relay_nets=''
 
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dc_smarthost='smtp.example.rocks:587'
 
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CFILEMODE='644'
 
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dc_use_split_config='true'
 
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dc_hide_mailname='true'
 
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dc_mailname_in_oh='true'
 
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dc_localdelivery='mail_spool'
 
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</syntaxhighlight>Activate the new configuration using<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
 
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# service exim4 reload
 
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
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=== Test ===
 
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<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
 
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$ echo "test" | mailx -s "test" root
 
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</syntaxhighlight>You should receive the email in your mailbox
 
  
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== Send and Receive ==
 
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{{TODO|msg = }}
 
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* [[Dovecot]]
 
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* [[Exim]]
 
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* [[Spamassassin]]
 
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* [[ClamAV]]
 
  
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[[Category:Install]]
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[[Category:Email Server]]
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[[Category:Linux Server]]

Latest revision as of 05:57, 5 April 2017

Sending emails is important for a server. It allows it to notify you of various events (update pending, task failure, breach attempt…).


This guide will show you two different configuration options:

  • Send only: Simple configuration. The server uses an external SMTP server to send emails. Use this if you want to just receive notification emails from a server.
  • Complete: A complete email infrastructure with your own SMTP and IMAP server.Including a webmail, a spam filter and an antivirus.
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