Re: email servers

ChadDavis wrote:

Hello.

I'm pretty unfamiliar with email servers. I need to install a server in my local network to use for development of another application. I just need a mail server available for the application. I read some of the online documentation and became a bit confused about what constitutes a server. Postfix is on the system. What does it do? I don't think it has anything to do with my email client, correct? My email client talks to my ISP's POP server for incoming mail, and my ISP's SMTP server for outgoing mail. It seems like what I need is a SMTP server locally. Is the postfix such a thing? If not, what is an easy one to install.

Thanks,
Chad

There are several parts of an email system.
Postfix compromises the SMTP (The part responsible for _delivering_ emails to other email *servers*, as well as recieving emails as an email server).

You will need another program for *getting* the emails from an email server. I use qpopper (POP3), as I found it somewhat easy to setup, but ymmv. Personally, I much prefer imap, so I am going to migrate to another system soon.

Having said that, (nearly) all unix systems deliver email locally, perhaps this is sufficient for your needs? (Using either maildir, or mbox, depending on configuration, not Pop or imap)


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