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Lesson 23 - Linux Mail Server With Webmail

The document provides instructions for setting up a mail server on a Linux system. It includes installing and configuring packages for Postfix (SMTP), Dovecot (POP3 and IMAP), Squirrelmail (webmail), Apache HTTPD, and DNS. Key steps include configuring Postfix and Dovecot services and ports, adding DNS records, testing SMTP and POP3 connections, creating mail users, installing Squirrelmail for webmail access, and configuring Apache as a reverse proxy. The document also provides commands for checking package versions, editing configuration files, starting/enabling services, and testing the mail server functionality.

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Lesson 23 - Linux Mail Server With Webmail

The document provides instructions for setting up a mail server on a Linux system. It includes installing and configuring packages for Postfix (SMTP), Dovecot (POP3 and IMAP), Squirrelmail (webmail), Apache HTTPD, and DNS. Key steps include configuring Postfix and Dovecot services and ports, adding DNS records, testing SMTP and POP3 connections, creating mail users, installing Squirrelmail for webmail access, and configuring Apache as a reverse proxy. The document also provides commands for checking package versions, editing configuration files, starting/enabling services, and testing the mail server functionality.

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Mail Server:

============
=> MUA (Mail user Agent): outlook, thunderbird, eudora, webmail, apps(gmail)
=> MTA (Mail Transfer Agent): MS exchange,qmail,postfix,sendmail,exim,Lotus
=> MDA (Mail Delivery Agent): POP3 Server (Dovecot)

Reference Table:
----------------
Prerequisite - DNS Ready, Static IP for Mail Server

Packages:
=> postfix(smtp),
=> dovecot(pop3 & IMAP),
=> squirrelmail (webmail),
=> httpd,
=> telnet (testing)
=> epel (Extra package for Enterprise Linux)

Daemon - postfix (SMTP), dovecot (POP3 & IMAP), httpd


Ports -
=> SMTP 25 : client to Server, server to server
=> PoP3 110: server to client
=> IMAP 143: server to client (Interactively used)

Configuration files:
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=> /var/named/example.com.for (DNS)
=> /etc/postfix/main.cf
=> /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
=> /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf
=> /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf
=> /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf
=> /usr/share/squirrelmail/config/conf.pl - squirrelmail
=> /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf - (web mail)

DNS Part:
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[root@nsX ~]# hostname
[root@nsX ~]# nslookup nsX.example.com

[root@nsX ~]# nslookup mail.example.com

[root@nsX ~]# cd /var/named


[root@nsX named]# ls
[root@nsX named]# vim example.com.for

8 IN NS nsX.example.com. ; no change
9 IN A 172.25.11.200+X ; no change

10 IN MX 10 mail.example.com. ; new entry


11 IN MX 20 mail2.example.com. ; (optional for 2nd Mail server)

13 nsX IN A 172.25.11.200+X ; no change


14 mail IN CNAME nsX.example.com. ; new entry

15 mail2 IN A 172.25.11.Y ;(optional for 2nd Mail server)

[root@nsX named]# systemctl restart named.service


Note: CNAME - Canonical Name ( If we want to configure multiple server like DNS,
FTP, MAIL, Web in same machine then, we can use CNAME insted of "A" record.

[root@nsX named]# nslookup mail.example.com


Server: 172.25.11.200+X
Address: 172.25.11.200+X#53

mail.example.com canonical name = nsX.example.com.


Name: nsX.example.com
Address: 172.25.11.200+X

[root@nsx ~]# nslookup -query=mx example.com

Step 01:
--------
[root@nsx ~]# rpm -qa | grep postfix

[root@nsx ~]# yum install postfix* -y ; if not found

Step 02:
--------
[root@nsx ~]# cd /etc/postfix
[root@ns1 postfix]# ls
[root@nsx postfix]# vim main.cf
:set nu

75 myhostname = mail.example.com
83 mydomain = example.com
99 myorigin = $mydomain
113 inet_interfaces = all
116 #inet_interfaces = localhost
164 #mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
165 mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain
250 mynetworks_style = subnet
264 mynetworks = 172.25.11.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8
419 home_mailbox = Maildir/
572 smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name

[root@ns1 postfix]# systemctl restart postfix.service


[root@ns1 postfix]# systemctl enable postfix.service

Allow port through firewall-cmd:


-------------------------------
[root@nsx postfix]# systemctl restart firewalld
[root@nsx postfix]# systemctl enable firewalld
[root@nsx postfix]# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=smtp
success
[root@nsx postfix]# firewall-cmd --reload
success

[root@nsx postfix]# yum install telnet -y

Step 03: SMTP Testing


=====================
[root@nsx postfix]# telnet mail.example.com 25
Trying 172.25.11.200+X...
Connected to mail.example.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mail.example.com ESMTP Postfix
quit
221 2.0.0 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.

Step 04: dovecot install


========================:
[root@nsx ~]# yum install dovecot* -y

Step 05: dovecot configure


========================:

[root@nsx ~]# vim /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf


24 protocols = imap pop3 lmtp
30 listen = *
42 login_greeting = Welcome to Example Inc. Mail

[root@nsx ~]# vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf


24 mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir

[root@nsx ~]# vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf


10 disable_plaintext_auth = no
100 auth_mechanisms = plain login

[root@nsx ~]# vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf

91 user = postfix
92 group = postfix

[root@nsx ~]# systemctl enable dovecot.service


[root@nsx ~]# systemctl restart dovecot.service

Allow port through firewall-cmd:


-------------------------------
[root@nsx ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port 110/tcp
success
[root@nsx ~]# firewall-cmd --reload
success

Step 06: POP Testing


=====================
[root@nsx ~]# telnet mail.example.com 110
Trying 172.25.11.200+X...
Connected to mail.example.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK Welcome to Example Inc. Mail
quit
+OK Logging out
Connection closed by foreign host.

Mail User Create:


-------------------
[root@nsx ~]# useradd -s /sbin/nologin sadia.afroz
[root@nsx ~]# useradd -s /sbin/nologin rose
[root@nsx ~]# useradd -s /sbin/nologin jack

[root@nsx ~]# passwd jack


[root@nsx ~]# passwd rose
[root@nsx ~]# passwd sadia.afroz
Web Mail Configure with Squirrelmail:
=====================================

Step 01: EPEL Install


---------------------
[root@serverX ~]# yum install epel-release

[root@nsx ~]# cd /etc/yum.repos.d


[root@nsx yum.repos.d]# ls

Step 02: Install Squirrelmail


------------------------------
[root@nsx ~]# yum install squirrelmail -y

Step 03: Configure Squirrelmail


-----------------------------
[root@ns1 ~]# cd /usr/share/squirrelmail/config/
[root@ns1 config]# ls
[root@ns1 config]# ./conf.pl

Command >> Press 1 and Enter (Orgnization)


Command >> Press 1 and Enter (Squirrelmail)
[SquirrelMail]: Example Ltd. ;press Enter

Command >> 4 (Organizationn Ttile)


[SquirrelMail $version]: Training Provider

Command >> Press 8 ;and Press Enter

[SquirrelMail]: Example Ltd.

Command >> S
Command >> R
Command >> Press 2
Command >> Press 1 (Domain)
[localhost]: example.com

Command >> Press 3


Your choice [1/2] [1]: 2 (SMTP)

Command >> S
Command >> R

Command >> Press 4 (General Options)


Command >> 7 ( Hide SM attributions)
Hide SM attributions (y/n) [n]: y

Command >> S

Command >> Q

Step 04: Apache HTTP Install


----------------------------
[root@nsx ~]# yum install httpd -y

Step 05: Add following lines at the end of configuration files ####
-------------------------------------------------------------------
[root@nsx ~]# vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
[add the following lines end of the file]

Alias /webmail /usr/share/squirrelmail


<Directory /usr/share/squirrelmail>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine On
AllowOverride All
DirectoryIndex index.php
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

[root@nsx ~]# systemctl restart httpd.service


[root@nsx ~]# systemctl enable httpd.service

Allow port through firewall-cmd:


-------------------------------
[root@nsx ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
success
[root@nsx ~]# firewall-cmd --reload
success

[root@nsx ~]# setenforce 0

Step 06: Test


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-> open browser
-> http://mail.example.com/webmail or -> http://172.25.11.200+X/webmail

================= Thank you ==============

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