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    This document provides steps to setup a mail server on Ubuntu 14.04 including installing and configuring Postfix and Dovecot for SMTP and SASL authentication, generating SSL certificates, configuring mailboxes, enabling SSL, and testing connectivity. Additional steps show how to create a user, install and configure the SquirrelMail webmail interface, and enable it on the Apache web server. Finally, users can send and receive email using SquirrelMail.

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    This document provides steps to setup a mail server on Ubuntu 14.04 including installing and configuring Postfix and Dovecot for SMTP and SASL authentication, generating SSL certificates, configuring mailboxes, enabling SSL, and testing connectivity. Additional steps show how to create a user, install and configure the SquirrelMail webmail interface, and enable it on the Apache web server. Finally, users can send and receive email using SquirrelMail.

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    This document provides steps to setup a mail server on Ubuntu 14.04 including installing and configuring Postfix and Dovecot for SMTP and SASL authentication, generating SSL certificates, configuring mailboxes, enabling SSL, and testing connectivity. Additional steps show how to create a user, install and configure the SquirrelMail webmail interface, and enable it on the Apache web server. Finally, users can send and receive email using SquirrelMail.

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    Setup mail server on ubuntu 14.

    04
    Step 1 » Assign static IP and hostname and add a host entry for the host name .
    Assign hostname in /etc/hostname

    ktc@ktc-77:~$ sudo gedit /etc/hostname

    Add a hostentry in /etc/hosts

    root@ktc-77:/etc# sudo gedit hosts

    Step 2 » Update the repositories.


    root@ktc-77:/etc# sudo apt-get update

    Step 3 » Install postfix and dependencies . Press enter for all prompted questions during
    installation. we will do that in the next step.
    Step 4 » After installation issue the below command to configure postfix.
    root@ktc-77:/etc# sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix
    \

    Step 5 » Now configure Postfix for SMTP-AUTH using Dovecot SASL by adding the below lines
    to postfix config file /etc/postfix/main.cf .

    ktc@mail:~$ sudo -i
    [sudo] password for ktc:
    root@mail:~# gedit /etc/postfix/main.cf

    Step 6 » Now generate a digital certificate for tls. Issue the commands one by one and provide
    details as per your domain.
    root@mail:~# openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 2048

    root@mail:~# openssl rsa -in server.key -out server.key.insecure

    root@mail:~# mv server.key server.key.secure

    root@mail:~# mv server.key.insecure server.key

    root@mail:~# openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr


    root@mail:~# openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt

    root@mail:~# sudo cp server.crt /etc/ssl/certs

    root@mail:~# sudo cp server.key /etc/ssl/private

    Step 7 » Now configure certificate path

    root@mail:~# sudo postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/server.key'

    root@mail:~# sudo postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/server.crt'

    Step 8 » Open /etc/postfix/master.cf file and uncomment below lines to enable smtps ( 465 ) and
    submission ( 587 ) .

    Step 9 » Now install Dovecot SASL by typing the below command.

    root@mail:~# sudo apt-get install dovecot-common

    Issue the following values for the prompts during installation.


    1. yes
    2. mail.abdulla.com

    Step 10 » Make changes to the files as follows.


    Open /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf file and find # Postfix smtp-auth line ( line no:95 ) and
    add the below lines .
    Open /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf file and find (line no:100)
    auth_mechanisms = plain and replace auth_mechanisms = plain login

    Step 11 » Restart postfix and dovecot services

    root@mail:~# sudo service postfix restart

    root@mail:~# sudo service dovecot restart

    Step 12 » Now test SMTP-AUTH and smtp/pop3 port access .


    Type the below command and should get below response.

    Step 12 » Install dovecot using the below command


    Step 13 » Now configure mailbox. Open /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf file and find (Line
    no:30 )
    mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
    Replace with
    mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir

    ktc@mail:~$ gedit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf

    Step 14 » Now change pop3_uidl_format . Open /etc/dovecot/conf.d/20-pop3.conf file and find


    and uncomment the below line ( Line no : 50 )
    root@mail:~# gedit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/20-pop3.conf

    Step 15 » Now enable SSL . Open /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf file and find and uncomment the
    below line ( Line no : 6 )
    ssl = yes
    root@mail:~# gedit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf
    Step 16 »Restart dovecot service.
    root@mail:~# sudo service dovecot restart

    Step 17 » Now test pop3 and imap port access using the telnet command.
    root@mail:~# telnet mail.abdulla.com 110

    OR check for listening ports using netstat command .

    Step 18 » Create some users and check using mail clients like thunderbird or outlook
    root@mail:~# sudo useradd -m abdulla -s /sbin/nologin
    root@mail:~# sudo passwd abdulla
    » Installing and configuring squirrelmail:
    Step 19 » Install squirrelmail using the below command. This will install apache and PHP
    packages.
    root@mail:~# sudo apt-get install squirrelmail

    Step 20 » Configure squirrelmail


    root@mail:~# sudo squirrelmail-configure

    Everything is pre-configured , we just need to change Organization name .


    » Press 1 (Organization Preferences) » again press 1 (Organization Name) » Organization Name »
    Press S » Press Q to quit
    Step 19 » Now configure apache to enable squirrelmail .
    root@mail:~# sudo cp /etc/squirrelmail/apache.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/squirrelmail.conf
    root@mail:~# sudo a2ensite squirrelmail

    Step 20 » Restart Apache service


    root@mail:~# sudo service apache2 restart

    Step 21 » Now open http://serverIP/squirrelmail in your browser and login using username
    (bobby) . you can send and receive mail using squirrelmail.
    Okay .. its over now ..

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