Introduction

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This book documents how to install, configure, and use qmail. It will be most beneficial to system, network, and mail administrators, but it will also be helpful to users who want to read and send e-mail more effectively.

What Can You Expect to Learn from This Book?

You can expect to learn the following:

• What qmail is, what it can do, and what it can't do

• How to install and configure a basic qmail server, including various support utilities

• How to use qmail as a regular user: controlling the disposition of incoming messages, formatting outgoing messages, and working with mailboxes in multiple formats

• How to manage a qmail server: setting up aliases, users, virtual domains, and mailing lists; troubleshooting; performance tuning; and controlling junk mail and other abuse

• How qmail works: not just what it does, but how it does it

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