Simple Email server for FC4 - POP, SMTP (with auth)
 

All I need is a simple POP and SMTP (with auth) server with easy administration of the users and easy alias creation, etc. What combo of software would you reccomend? Is there a comprehensive how-to to implement this setup? I have Googled through tons of how-to's and can't find one that fits what I want.

The easiest setup on fedora IMHO is postfix (smtp) and dovecot (imap, pop).

# yum remove sendmail
# yum install postfix
# yum install dovecot

edit /etc/postfix/main.cf to tailor postfix to your needs, the config file is well documented.

edit /etc/dovecot.conf and enable the protocols you want available.

I use sasld for auth.

Take a look at http://www.postfix.org/docs.html for guides.

All are well supported in fedora. I have 3 servers running with no problems with these services.

Thanks Dudydoo! Is Webmin the best GUI to configure it then? Or is there something else you would recommend?

Webmin is about the best, but I do everything at the command line :)

Take a look a citadel
 

I want to configure a Linux-based system as a SMTP mail server that can be accessed from port 25.

Please what is the very first decision I need to make about the package needed to install and configure the server?
all i need is to have few user accounts and a mailing list that group them

What steps i should follow

Hi

Go to www.howtoforge.com , there is a step-by-step guide on how to setup a mailserver with dovecot and postfix.
Just look under the postfix option

Cheers

Hi

Go to www.howtoforge.com , there is a step-by-step guide on how to setup a mailserver with dovecot and postfix.
Just look under the postfix option

Cheers

ok thank you the file

"How to install Postfix, Amavisd-new, SpamAssassin, Pyzor, Razor, DCC, and ClamAV on Fedora Core 4 - v2.1.8"

helped me alot, BUT

i faced a problem in creating 4 user accounts and their mailing list

I want if i sent an email to the address <Group name> it should reach all 4 users

what are the actual steps for doing this?

Good Day

You would need to setup the aliases. This files is /etc/aliase . The format must be

aliasename: you@name.com,you2@name.com

After you have edited the aliase file you must use

# newaliases

This will relaod the aliase file.

Cheers

yes, it worked, thank You :D