Qmail Quickstarter: Install, Set Up and Run your own Email Server Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Basic Qmail
Chapter 2: Getting Email into the Queue
Chapter 3: Getting Email Out of the Queue
Chapter 4: Storing and Retrieving Email
Chapter 5: Virtualization
Chapter 6: Filtering
Chapter 7: Advanced Features
Chapter 8: Administration, Optimization, and Monitoring
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Basic Qmail
  • The Minimum Qmail System
    • Compiling and Installing
      • Preparing the System
      • Compiling and Installing the Necessary Binaries
      • Creating the Basic Configuration Files
      • Creating the Necessary Minimum Account Aliases
      • Default Mail Delivery
    • Basic Configuration
    • Simple Execution
      • qmail-start
      • qmail-smtpd
  • Administrative Conveniences
    • About Patches
    • ucspi-tcp and daemontools
      • Installation
    • Using tcpserver
    • Using svscan
    • Logging
  • The Overall Structure of Qmail
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Getting Email into the Queue
  • qmail-queue and the Qmail Queue
  • The qmail-inject and sendmail Interfaces
  • qmail-smtpd and the QMAILQUEUE Patch
    • Accepting or Rejecting Email
    • RELAYCLIENT and Authentication
      • tcprules
      • POP-before-SMTP
      • SMTP-AUTH
    • The QMAILQUEUE Patch
  • Other Mail Protocols
    • Quick Mail Transfer Protocol (QMTP)
    • Old-Fashioned Mail Injection Protocol (OFMIP)
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: Getting Email Out of the Queue
  • qmail-send and the Qmail Queue
  • Delivering Email Locally
    • The Default
    • .qmail Files
      • Forwards
      • Maildirs and mboxes
      • Pipes and Programs
    • Supporting .forward Files
  • Users
    • The virtualdomains File
    • Defined Users: The users/assign File
    • Aliases
    • Extensions
  • Delivering Email Remotely
    • How It Normally Works
    • Static Routes
    • Authentication
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Storing and Retrieving Email
  • Popular Storage Formats
    • Reliability
    • Speed
      • Reading
      • Marking
      • Deleting
      • Delivery
      • Searching
    • On-Disk Efficiency
  • The POP3 and IMAP Protocols
    • Protocol and Server Selection
    • qmail-pop3d Server Setup
      • The Checkpassword Interface
      • Installing the checkpassword Program
      • Running with tcpserver
  • Webmail
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Virtualization
  • Generic Virtualization Framework
    • Power of the virtualdomains File
    • Basic Virtual Domains
    • The Path of an Email
    • Non-Virtual Non-System Users
  • User-Management Problem in Assisted Virtual Domains
    • Popular Solutions: vpopmail and VMailMgr
    • Consequences for Other Services
  • Good Reasons to Use Multiple Installations
    • How to Set Up Multiple Qmail Installations
    • Hiding Multiple Queues from the User
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Filtering
  • Basic Filtering Architecture
  • Sending Mail Without a Queue
  • Blocking Viruses
    • Heavyweight Filtering
    • Lightweight Filtering
  • Stopping Spam from Getting In
    • Sender Validation
      • SPF
      • DomainKeys
    • Identifying Spam
      • Lightweight
      • Heavyweight
      • Quarantines and Challenges
      • Mistakes
  • Stopping Spam from Getting Out
    • Sender Restrictions
    • Bounce-Back Spam
      • Recipient Validation
      • Recipient Validation is Insufficient
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Advanced Features
  • SSL Encryption
    • Patch vs. Wrapper
    • When Receiving Email
    • When Sending Email
  • Mailing Lists
    • Lightweight vs. Heavyweight
    • Speed vs. Size
      • Member Management
      • Efficiency under Load
    • Variable Envelope Return Path
    • Integration with Qmail
    • Web Interface
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Administration, Optimization, and Monitoring
  • The Log Files
    • The Basic qmail-smtpd Log
      • Expanding the qmail-smtpd Log
    • The Basic qmail-send Log
  • Basic Analysis
    • qmailanalog
    • Identifying Problems
  • Making It Faster
    • Calculating Your Limits
    • Finding Bottlenecks
      • Concurrency
      • Resource Starvation
      • DNS
      • Filesystem
    • Silly Qmail Syndrome
  • Summary

• Index

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