Pro Open Source Mail: Building an Enterprise Mail Solution

by Curtis Smith

Overview

Providing the range of mail-related services expected by organizations can be a confusing, daunting process. Pro Open Source Mail: Building an Enterprise Mail Solution presents a comprehensive guide to managing the most important e-mail services, including user administration, mail transfer agents, remote e-mail access, virus protection, spam and e-mail filtering, web-based e-mail, and mailing list maintenance.

Beginning with installation and configuration of the popular server-based operating system Fedora Core, the book outlines the system and network preparation process geared towards running a complete enterprise e-mail system. Subsequent chapters cover installation and configuration of sendmail, the popular POP3/IMAP server Dovecot, and ClamAV and SpamAssassin for virus protection and spam filtering. With a nod to the global e-mail availability now required by many organizations, this book also guides you through configuration of a web-based mail interface, mailing-list software, and advanced security and privacy topics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430211730
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	11/22/2014
Series:	Expert's Voice in Open Source
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	428
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Curtis Smith is a professional systems and network administrator residing in Westerville, Ohio. His experience includes designing, building, and maintaining open source e-mail and web solutions for an Internet service provider and the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Curtis earned his bachelor's degree from Ohio State, majoring in philosophy. He is active in local community user and volunteer groups, both technical and non-technical. He also enjoys photography, camping, canoeing, and hiking when not stuck indoors behind the keyboard.

Table of Contents

Part I. Preparing Your Infrastructure.- Introductory Mail Server Concepts.- Installing Fedora Core.- Bringing Your Server Live Online and Setting up DNS.- Part II. Sendmail.- Introducing Sendmail.- Configuring Sendmail using M4.- Populating Your Sendmail Databases (aliases, virtusertable, etc.).- Testing Your Installation.- Sendmail Security.- Part III. Remote Client Access to Mail with POP3 and IMAP.- Introduction to POP3 and IMAP.- Downloading and Installing Qpopper and Dovecot.- Securing Remote Client Access with SSL.- Part IV. Webmail.- Downloading and Installing Apache and PHP.- Installing Squirrelmail for Web-based Access.- Advanced Squirrelmail Topics: Calendaring, Contact, and Task Management.- Part V. Filtering Email.- Introducing Mail Filtering.- Writing Your Own Custom Procmail Rules for Specific Filtering.- Part IV. Fighting Email Viruses and Worms.- Using MailScanner and Amavis for Content Filtering.- Using ClamAV to Block Email Viruses and Worms. - Part VII. Fighting SPAM.- Using RBLs to Block SPAM.- Sendmail's Anti-SPAM Options.- Filtering SPAM.- Introducing SpamAssassin.- Advanced SpamAssassin.- Part VIII. Managing Mailing Lists.- Introducing GNU Mailman.- Creating Your First Public Mailing List.- Mailman Management.- Mailing List Management.- Part IX. Advanced Topics.- Milters? Web Management w/Webmin?- Virtual Domains?