Postfix

by Blum, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780672321146
• ISBN10: 0672321149
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-15
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

This book will offer broad coverage to instruct both the large ISP and the small business network administrator on how to install and configure a full featured Internet email system with a minimum amount of expense. This is possible using the Linux Operating System which supplies all of the necessary server software, the Postfix email software package, and Public Domain client email software on the client PC's. This book also includes educational information that can be used by network administrators in using Postfix to connect an office email server to an ISP. The Postfix email software package is in widely used on the Internet without any books documenting how to install, configure, and operate the email server. This book will provide all the information needed to run Postfix effectively and efficiently.

Author Biography

Rich Blum has worked for the past 12 years as a network and systems administrator for the U.S. Department of Defense at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. There he has been using Unix operating systems as an FTP server, TFTP server, e-mail server, mail list server, and network monitoring device in a large networking environment. Rich currently serves on the board of directors for Traders Point Christian Schools and is active on the computer support team at the school, supporting a Microsoft network in the classrooms and computer lab of a small K-8 school. Rich has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Management, specializing in Management Information Systems, both from Purdue University.

When Rich is not being a computer nerd, he is either playing electric bass for the church worship band or spending time with his wife, Barbara, and two daughters, Katie Jane and Jessica.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I Introduction to E-Mail Services and Postfix
E-Mail Services	7	(18)
Postfix Services	25	(26)
Server Requirements for Postfix	51	(18)
DNS and Postfix	69	(24)
SMTP and Postfix	93	(32)
Part II Installing and Configuring Postfix
Installing Postfix	125	(24)
The master.cf Configuration File	149	(12)
The main.cf Configuration File	161	(28)
Postfix Lookup Tables	189	(28)
Using Postfix	217	(26)
Using Postfix as an ISP Mail Server	243	(22)
Using Postfix as an Office Mail Server	265	(30)
Postfix Server Administration	295	(20)
Migrating from Sendmail to Postfix	315	(20)
Using the Maildir Mailbox Format	335	(24)
Using MDA Programs with Postfix	359	(24)
Part III Advanced Postfix Server Topics
Using MySQL with Postfix	383	(24)
Using OpenLDAP with Postfix	407	(26)
Using Majordomo with Postfix	433	(24)
Using POP3 and IMAP with Postfix	457	(26)
Using SqWebMail with Postfix	483	(22)
Performance Tuning Postfix	505	(20)
Common Postfix Problems	525	(18)
Index	543