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Title : Postfix snippets - not finished
Author : Remy van Elst
Date : 09-07-2012
URL : https://raymii.org/s/snippets/Set_up_an_IMAPS_and_SMTPS_mail_server_with_Postfix_and_Dovecot.html
Format : Markdown/HTML
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##### /etc/postfix/master.cf
smtp inet n - - - - smtpd
-o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
-o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
-o smtpd_sasl_type=dovecot
-o smtpd_sasl_path=private/auth
-o smtpd_sasl_security_options=noanonymous
-o smtpd_sasl_local_domain=$myhostname
-o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject_unauth_destination
# -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=reject_sender_login_mismatch
-o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=reject_non_fqdn_recipient,reject_unknown_recipient_domain,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject_unauth_destination
submission inet n - - - - smtpd
-o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
-o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
-o smtpd_sasl_type=dovecot
-o smtpd_sasl_path=private/auth
-o smtpd_sasl_security_options=noanonymous
-o smtpd_sasl_local_domain=$myhostname
-o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject_unauth_destination
# -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=reject_sender_login_mismatch
-o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=reject_non_fqdn_recipient,reject_unknown_recipient_domain,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject_unauth_destination
##### /etc/postfix/main.cf
smtpd_banner = SMTP
biff = no
append_dot_mydomain = no
readme_directory = no
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/postfix-public.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/postfix-private.key
smtpd_use_tls=yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 3
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes
myhostname = vps7.sparklingclouds.nl
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = sparklingclouds.nl, vps7.sparklingclouds.nl, localhost.sparklingclouds.nl, localhost
relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = ipv4
home_mailbox = Maildir/
mailbox_command =
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
#smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated reject_unauth_destination
#### Dovecot
##### /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
protocols = imaps
disable_plaintext_auth = yes
log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S "
ssl = required
login_greeting = MAPI.
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
mail_privileged_group = mail
mmap_disable = yes
protocol imap {
}
protocol managesieve {
}
auth default {
mechanisms = plain
passdb pam {
}
userdb passwd {
}
user = root
socket listen {
client {
path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
mode = 0660
user = postfix
group = postfix
}
}
}
dict {
}
plugin {
}
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