The qmail Handbook
- 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