Local Delivery and POP/IMAP
Local Delivery and POP IMAP
Chapter 1 explained that POP and IMAP are protocols that deal with how users retrieve their email messages from message stores. Postfix is a mail transfer agent and does not implement POP or IMAP. This chapter looks at how Postfix delivers messages and how they are read by POP/IMAP servers. There are many POP/IMAP servers available, and the information presented here should be applicable to any standards-conforming server. The last part of this chapter deals with configuring Postfix to work with the Cyrus IMAP server. Before we look at local delivery, we'll first discuss more broadly the different delivery transports Postfix uses. Transports other than local are discussed in subsequent chapters.
Introduction
- Introduction
- Postfix Origins and Philosophy
- Email and the Internet
- The Role of Postfix
- Postfix Security
- Additional Information and How to Obtain Postfix
Prerequisites
Postfix Architecture
- Postfix Architecture
- Postfix Components
- How Messages Enter the Postfix System
- The Postfix Queue
- Mail Delivery
- Tracing a Message Through Postfix
General Configuration and Administration
- General Configuration and Administration
- Starting Postfix the First Time
- Configuration Files
- Important Configuration Considerations
- Administration
- master.cf
- Receiving Limits
- Rewriting Addresses
- chroot
- Documentation
Queue Management
Email and DNS
Local Delivery and POP/IMAP
- Local Delivery and POP/IMAP
- Postfix Delivery Transports
- Message Store Formats
- Local Delivery
- POP and IMAP
- Local Mail Transfer Protocol
Hosting Multiple Domains
- Hosting Multiple Domains
- Shared Domains with System Accounts
- Separate Domains with System Accounts
- Separate Domains with Virtual Accounts
- Separate Message Store
- Delivery to Commands
Mail Relaying
- Mail Relaying
- Backup MX
- Transport Maps
- Inbound Mail Gateway
- Outbound Mail Relay
- UUCP, Fax, and Other Deliveries
Mailing Lists
Blocking Unsolicited Bulk Email
- Blocking Unsolicited Bulk Email
- The Nature of Spam
- The Problem of Spam
- Open Relays
- Spam Detection
- Anti-Spam Actions
- Postfix Configuration
- Client-Detection Rules
- Strict Syntax Parameters
- Content-Checking
- Customized Restriction Classes
- Postfix Anti-Spam Example
SASL Authentication
- SASL Authentication
- SASL Overview
- Postfix and SASL
- Configuring Postfix for SASL
- Testing Your Authentication Configuration
- SMTP Client Authentication
Transport Layer Security
Content Filtering
External Databases
Appendix A. Configuration Parameters
Appendix B. Postfix Commands
Appendix C. Compiling and Installing Postfix
- Appendix C. Compiling and Installing Postfix
- C.1. Obtaining Postfix
- C.2. Postfix Compiling Primer
- C.3. Building Postfix
- C.4. Installation
- C.5. Compiling Add-on Packages
- C.6. Common Problems
- C.7. Wrapping Things Up
Appendix D. Frequently Asked Questions
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