Ubuntu 9.04 Postfix Install Evaluation

Posted by mweber on Apr 23, 2009 1:31 AM EDT
Postfixmail.com; By Mike Weber
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One of the newest features of Ubuntu 9.04 is the Postfix Mail Server/Dovecot enhancements to make it easier to set up a mail server. This article is a review of those improvements and a tutorial on how to fix several problems that were experienced.

Before you jump to any conclusions about the new features it is important to understand the goal of both Ubuntu and the Ubuntu-server team, at least as I understand it. The mail server is one of the most difficult to set up and manage correctly. Sure Postfix is easier than some but there are a lot of issues you must deal with like; security, configuring anti_virus, spam reduction, integrating Dovecot, Spamassassin, amavisd-new, Postfix, squirrelmail, etc. It is the integration that presents so many issues. That said, the goal seems to be to move in the direction of a one click install to make this all happen.

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