Re: many mail accounts and imap and postfix
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.
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.
Then install Dovecot. Dovecot is fabulous: fast, easy, reliable.
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).
Does that help you at all?
--
Keith Edmunds
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