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This document provides instructions and information for a computer network lab assignment on configuring a mail server. It includes details on setting up a Postfix mail transfer agent, configuring domain names and records, demonstrating SMTP and POP3 protocols, requirements for configuring the mail server, and suggestions for bonus tasks and references for further information. Public and domain addresses, network information, and scenarios for sending email are also outlined.

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Lab#4 1 Week

This document provides instructions and information for a computer network lab assignment on configuring a mail server. It includes details on setting up a Postfix mail transfer agent, configuring domain names and records, demonstrating SMTP and POP3 protocols, requirements for configuring the mail server, and suggestions for bonus tasks and references for further information. Public and domain addresses, network information, and scenarios for sending email are also outlined.

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計算機網路實驗

Lab#4
1 Week
Lab 4

Mail System
MUA
Brief introduction
MTA
Postfix
DNS MX record

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Public Addresses

IP
140.112.30.101 – 140.112.30.125
140.112.30.(100+GroupID)
Netmask
255.255.252.0
Gateway
140.112.30.254

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Domain Names

NS
cnl01.csie.org – cnl25.csie.org
If you are using cnlx.csie.org, please fix it.
MX
ms.cnl01.csie.org – ms.cnl25.csie.org
Don’t forget to setup A record
PTR
Your IP address has been point to ms record

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Scenario
“嗨老兄，我是 ta221，麻煩幫我寄信”
“好”
“寄信人地址是 [email protected]”
“嗯”
“收件人地址則是 [email protected]”
“嗯”
“內容在這”
“講完說一聲”
“blah blah blah……..” “完”
“好，等等幫你送出去”
“謝啦, 掰”
“掰”

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In SMTP Protocol…
leeyh@leeyh:~$ telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 leeyh.csie.org ESMTP Postfix (Debian/GNU)
helo localhost
250 leeyh.csie.org
mail from: [email protected]
250 2.1.0 Ok
rcpt to: [email protected]
250 2.1.5 Ok
data
354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
blah blah blah
.
250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 9F5011C5655
quit
221 2.0.0 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.

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MUAs

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Protocols

SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (RFC-821)
POP3
Post Office Protocol (RFC-1939)
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol (RFC-3501)

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When sending a mail…

MS

SMTP

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When retrieving mails…

老大，把我的
信給我，謝啦

MS

POP3

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Requirements
 Configure your postfix server as follows
Allow localhost and intranet sending email
Reject unknown sender
 mail from: foo@asodlfakwenrt
Allow internet sending email to the host
 The TA would send email to [email protected]
Email aliasing
 Alias [email protected] to your own accounts on
cnlxx.csie.org
 Do not forget to alias root, webmaster to yourself
Email forwarding
 Forward the email to your teammate’s mailbox

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Bonus

Configure RBL
Greylisting
Webmail
Open Webmail, Horde, …
DNS TXT record
SPF record
Authenticated SMTP
Ex: combining saslauthd
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Warning
If you get abused from NTU CC or other hosts
about spamming…

They may restrict your Internet access!


http://cert.ntu.edu.tw/Module/Index/ip.php

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Demo

Scheduled time slot


2010/5/5 14:00 – 2010/5/7 17:00

Other time slot


Please contact TAs to check available demo time
Title prefix: [CNL]

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Report

Answer the following question


What is called “open relay” and how do you
prevent it?
Explain email aliasing and forwarding
How do POP3 works? Could you use telnet to
simulate it?

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Other Announcements

Lab3 demo due extended


Next meeting
2010/5/5 12:30

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References
 Mail server basics
 http://www.study-area.org/linux/servers/linux_mail.htm
 http://linux.vbird.org/linux_server/0380mail.php
 http://linux.vbird.org/linux_server/0390postfix.php
 RBL
 http://www.akadia.com/services/postfix_uce.html
 AntiSpam (Avoid open relay problem)
 http://www.l-penguin.idv.tw/article/postfix_spam.htm
 OpenWebmail
 http://openwebmail.org/
 Greylist
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greylisting
 SPF Text
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Policy_Framework
 http://old.openspf.org/dns.html

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