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The document provides instructions for installing and configuring a mail server on a Linux system using Postfix and Dovecot. It describes how to install the Postfix and Dovecot packages, configure the main.cf files for each, and restart the services. It also explains how to send a test email locally and from a Gmail account, as well as check the mail logs. Lastly, it gives steps for setting up IMAP access from a client to the Gmail server.

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Service Itc

The document provides instructions for installing and configuring a mail server on a Linux system using Postfix and Dovecot. It describes how to install the Postfix and Dovecot packages, configure the main.cf files for each, and restart the services. It also explains how to send a test email locally and from a Gmail account, as well as check the mail logs. Lastly, it gives steps for setting up IMAP access from a client to the Gmail server.

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‭Assignment‬

‭Installing‬
‭Install Postfix (SMTP server):‬

‭ ‬ ‭sudo apt-get update‬


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‭●‬ ‭sudo apt-get install postfix‬
‭●‬ ‭sudo apt--fix-broken install‬
‭●‬ ‭sudo apt-get install postfix‬

‭Install Dovecot (IMAP and POP3 server):‬

‭●‬ ‭sudo apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-popзd‬

‭Configure Postfix:‬

‭sudo nano/etc/postfix/main.cf‬

‭ odify the hostname‬


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‭sudo systemctl restart postfix‬

‭Configure Dovecot:‬

‭ ‬ ‭sudo nano /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf‬


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‭●‬ ‭sudo nano/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf‬
‭sudo systemctl restart dovecot‬

‭Send Mail to Yourself:‬

‭‬s
● ‭ udo apt-get update‬
‭●‬ ‭sudo apt-get install bsd-mailx‬

‭ cho "This is the body of the email" | mail-s "Subject"‬


e
‭anaghary@gmail.com‬

‭sude nano/etc/postfix/main.cf‬

‭Edit‬

r‭ elayhost = [smtp.gmail.com):587‬
‭smtp_use_tis yes‬
‭smtp_sasl_auth_enable yes‬
‭smtp_sasl_password_maps hash:/etc/postfix/sasi passwd‬
‭smtp_sasl_security_options=noanonymous‬

‭sudo nano/etc/postfix/ssl_passwd‬

‭Edit‬

[‭smtp.gmail.com]:587‬
‭your-email@gmail.com.your-app-password‬

‭4. Secure the sast passwd File‬

‭●‬ ‭sudo chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd‬


‭●‬ ‭sudo postmap /etc/postfix/sas_passwd‬

‭sudo systemctl restart postfix‬

‭ cho "This is the body of the email" I mall -s "Subject"‬


e
‭nischithalbion@gmail.com‬

‭sudo cat /var/log/mail.log | nischithalbion@gmail.com‬

‭nslookup smtp.gmail.com‬

‭ping smtp.gmail.com‬

t‭elnet smtp friendmailserver.com 25‬


‭EHLO your-domain.com‬
‭MAIL FROM: <nischithalbion@gmail.com>‬
‭RCPT TO: <friend-vnischithvnisschai5240@gmail.com>‬
‭DATA‬
‭Subject: Test Email‬

‭This is the body of the email QUIT‬

‭ etting up POP3 or IMAP to connect to your friend's mail server‬


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‭typically involves configuring your email client with the correct server‬
‭settings. Here are the general steps:‬

‭For IMAP:‬
‭Open your Gmail account settings:‬
‭‬C
● ‭ lick on the gear icon in the top right corner of Gmail‬
‭●‬ ‭Select "See all settings"‬

‭G‬‭o to the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab.‬


‭●‬ ‭Enable "Enable IMAP"‬

‭Configure your email client‬

‭‬
● I‭ncoming Mail Server (IMAP): Imap.gmail.com‬
‭●‬ ‭Port: 993‬
‭●‬ ‭Use SSL/TLS for a secure connection‬
‭●‬ ‭Uhername: Your full Gmail address.‬

‭Configure Outgoing Mall Server (SMTP):‬

‭‬
● ‭ utgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com‬
O
‭●‬ ‭Port: 587‬
‭●‬ ‭Use TLS for a secure connection.‬
‭●‬ ‭Enable authentication with your Gmail address and password.‬

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