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The qmail Handbook

ISBN: 1893115402
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2001
Pages: 186

Authors: Dave Sill

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• The qmail Handbook
• Introduction
• Organization
• Audience
• Conventions
• Web Site
• Chapter 1: Introducing qmail
• Overview
• What Is qmail?
• Why Use qmail?
• Why Not Use qmail?
• qmail Features
• History
• Architecture
• License
• Documentation
• Support
• Conclusion
• Chapter 2: Installing qmail
• Overview
• Preparing to Install qmail
• Installing qmail: Quick-Start Instructions
• Installing qmail Step by Step
• An Overview of the Finished Product
• Installing from RPMs
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3: Configuring qmail: The Basics
• Control Files Reference
• Relaying
• Multiple Host Names
• Virtual Domains
• Aliases
• The qmail-users Mechanism
• Conclusion
• Chapter 4: Using qmail
• Sending Messages
• Receiving Messages
• User Utilities
• Conclusion
• Chapter 5: Managing qmail
• Understanding the qmailctl Script
• Learning qmail s Management Commands
• Managing the Queue
• Conclusion
• Chapter 6: Troubleshooting qmail
• Overview
• Process Monitoring
• Understanding Logs
• Using Message Headers
• Testing
• Fixing Common Problems
• Conclusion
• Chapter 7: Configuring qmail: Advanced Options
• Setting Up Typical Configurations
• Migrating from Sendmail to qmail
• Modifying the Source Code
• Using Quick Mail Transfer Protocol
• Using Quick Mail Queuing Protocol
• Securing SMTP
• Performance Tuning
• Conclusion
• Chapter 8: Controlling Junk Mail
• Overview
• An Ounce of Prevention. . .
• Setting System-Level Controls
• Setting User-Level Controls
• Conclusion
• Chapter 9: Managing Mailing Lists
• Setting Up Simple Mailing Lists
• Working with ezmlm
• Working with Majordomo
• Working with Mailman
• Using Other MLMs
• Conclusion
• Chapter 10: Serving Mailboxes
• Overview
• Installing and Using POP3 Servers
• Installing and Using IMAP Servers
• Securing POP3
• Securing IMAP
• Retrieving Mail with POP3 and IMAP
• Conclusion
• Chapter 11: Hosting Virtual Domain and Users
• Overview
• Choosing between VMailMgr and Vpopmail
• Using VMailMgr
• Using Vpopmail
• Conclusion
• Chapter 12: Understanding Advanced Topics
• Single-Recipient Delivery vs. Multiple-Recipient Delivery
• Using Variable Envelope Return Paths
• Configuring Scalable Servers
• Using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
• Using Structured Query Language
• Virus Scanning
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: How qmail Works
• Receiving Modules
• Sending Modules
• Appendix B: Related Packages
• Courier-IMAP
• daemontools
• djbdns
• dot-forward
• ezmlm
• ezmlm-idx
• fastforward
• getmail
• maildrop
• mess822
• oMail-webmail
• oSpam
• qlogtools
• qmail-autoresponder
• qmail-qfilter
• Qmail-Scanner
• qmail-vacation
• qmailanalog
• safecat
• serialmail
• SqWebMail
• syncdir
• TMDA
• ucspi-tcp
• VMailMgr
• Vpopmail
• Appendix C: How Internet Mail Works
• Envelopes vs. Headers
• Finding More Information
• Appendix D: qmail Features
• Security Features
• Message Construction
• SMTP Service
• Queue Management
• Bounces
• Routing by Domain
• SMTP Delivery
• Forwarding and Mailing Lists
• Local Delivery
• POP3 Service
• Appendix E: Error Messages
• Log Messages
• Bounce Messages
• Appendix F: Gotchas
• qmail Doesn t Deliver to Users Who Don t Own Their Home Directory
• qmail Doesn t Deliver to Users Whose Usernames Contain Uppercase Letters
• qmail Replaces Dots (.) in Extension Addresses with Colons (:)
• qmail Converts Uppercase Characters in Extension Addresses to Lowercase
• qmail Doesn t Use etchosts
• qmail Doesn t Log SMTP Activity
• qmail Doesn t Generate Deferral Notices
• qmail Is Slow If trigger Is Wrong
• DNS or IDENT Lookups Can Make SMTP Slow
• qmail-smtpd Accepts Mail for All Recipients
• qmail-smtpd Doesn t Automatically Relay for the Local Host
• Index
• Index_A
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P
• Index_Q
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• Index_X
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Listings