Re: many mail accounts and imap and postfix

[Mauricio <supremedalek@hotpop.com>]

> Mauricio wrote:
> > o Eudora seems to be using mbox format.  I would rather use maildir
> >
> > o I would like to be able to apply spamassassin and other filters 
> > to all the emails I receive.  Some of the accounts I have do not 
> > come with a good built-in spam filtering.  BTW, I woul dlike to use 
> > postfix as the MTA.
> >
> > o I also would like to use imap-ssl (dovecot) to read them. Right 
> > now, if I am at work I have to run vnc through ssh. However, I 
> > would still want to be able to reply to mail from the different 
> > accounts using the right return email address.
> >
> >
> >
> > How can I do what I want?
>
> Install Postfix, with "home_mailbox = Maildir/" in 
> /etc/postfix/main.cf. That will put each users' mail in ~/Maildir in 
> maildir format. Test that first.

	What if the user account only exists for mail?  I am 
wondering in the case a given user has only mail in the machine; he 
cannot log into it (as in ssh'ing into it, but would be able to still 
do imap) and his account does not exist in /etc/passwd.  How would 
that work?

> Next install amavisd-new and configure it. This isn't quick, but it 
> isn't too hard either. What amavisd-new will do is pass mail to 
> virus scanners and spamassassin, then pass it back to Postfix for 
> delivery.

	I guess that is where I will spend most of my time then. =O


> Then install Dovecot. Dovecot is fabulous: fast, easy, reliable.

	That's what I keep hearing =)

> As for replying to mail, the return address is determined by the MUA 
> (mail client). Sylpheed-claws and Thunderbird both allow you to do 
> what you want (as do most other MUAs).

	I see now!  I always wondered about that. But, in Mozilla, I 
would kinda of have to create a different email account for each 
return email aaddress I would like to use, which  could be very 
exciting: would each account try to check mail before sending a reply?

> Does that help you at all?

	It does indeed!

> --
> Keith Edmunds
>
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