Pro Open Source Mail: Building an Enterprise Mail Solution [Paperback]

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.

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 aló’