seting mail server pada linux debian

settingan ini menggunakan postfix.
sebelum install postfix, hapus dulu paket exim4 yang merupakan default bawaan dari installan debian 4
sebelum instalasi pastikan komputer sudah terinstall apache2, php4:

1. Install postfix
# apt-get install postfix
#setelah instalasi postfix pilih local only / internet site
# /etc/init.d/postfix [start|stop|restart]

2. Install courier-imap
# apt-get install courier-imap
# /etc/init.d/courier-imap [start|stop|restart]

3. Install courier-pop
# apt-get install courier-pop
# /etc/init.d/courier-pop [start|stop|restart]
# /etc/init.d/courier-authdaemon [start|stop|restart]

4. konfigurasi file main.cf
# vim /etc/postfix/main.cf
contoh konfigurasi :
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myhostname = mail.marom.com
mydomain = marom.com
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = $mydomain, localhost
home_mailbox = Maildir/
relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 192.168.56.0/24
#mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
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5. Install squirrelmail
# apt-get install squirrelmail

6. Konfigurasi /usr/sbin/squirrelmail-configure
# /usr/sbin/squirrelmail-configure
buat konfigurasinya…
server software : courier

7. Buat Virtualhost squirrelmail
# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
arahkan root direktori ke direktori squirrelmail (default:/usr/share/squirrelmail)

8. Membuat folder Maildir di user tertentu
# cd /home/marom
# maildirmake Maildir
# chown marom.marom Maildir/ -Rf

9. Membuat folder Maildir otomatis ketika create user
# cd /etc/skel
# maildirmake Maildir

10. Testing squirrelmail
Buka browser :
http://mail.marom.com

11. test POSTFIX(SMTP)
#telnet mail.marom.com 25

12. test POP3
#telnet mail.marom.com 110