[SATLUG] Setting up email server

[David Kowis]

Samuel Leon wrote:
> I need to get an email server up and running for a friend of mine for 
> business use.  He has a ubuntu server box running all ready.  Digging 
> around on google is not helping me much.  I need to have pop3 access and 
> maybe webmail access.
>  From what I read there are 2 parts to an email server, the mail 
> transport agent and the pop3 server.  The MTA for ubuntu looks to be 
> postfix and is already installed.  I have no idea how to configure it 
> though.  There doesn't seem to be much of a choice when it comes to pop3 
> servers.  Seems like everyone is just using dovecot.  Is that a good 
> one?  Anyone have any tips or howto's?  Also I would like to set one of 
> these servers up for myself.  I have a residential dynamic IP though.  I 
> read that some ISP's and webmail providers block all email coming from 
> residential IP's.  Is there a list of the providers that do this anywhere?
> 
> 

http://workaround.org/articles/ispmail-sarge/

That's a pretty good howto. It's for debian, but since ubuntu is debian 
based it should be pretty close

> Thanks,
> 
> Sam