So you have your Ubuntu server up and running with a Postfix mail server (see “Install Postfix for reliable email delivery“). You have also set up Postfix for antivirus with the help of ClamAV (see “Add antivirus to Post fix with ClamAV“). Finally you have Postfix set up to relay (see “Mail relaying made simple [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Oct 25th, 2009
- Comments: 5
Add antivirus to Postfix with ClamAV
By now you have your Postfix mail server up and running (see “Install Postfix for reliable email delievery“). You even have relaying working (see “Mail relaying made simple with Postfix“). But one of the most important features you can add to a mail server is an system to prevent viruses from being passed to users. [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Oct 24th, 2009
- Comments: 8
Install Postfix for reliable email delivery
With your Ubuntu LAMP Server up and running (see my previous article “Installing Ubuntu Server 9.04” and “How to: install a LAMP server“) and you are ready to set it up as a mail server. For the longest time Sendmail was the de facto standard Linux mail server. But over time serious security issues drove [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Sep 23rd, 2009
- Comments: None
Mail relaying made simple with Postfix
Have you installed the Postfix as an easier to use, more secure alternative to Sendmail only to find yourself having trouble with the old “unable to relay” errors? This can be very frustrating and have you pulling out your hair in no time.
MTAs (Mail Transfer Agents) can be a tricky lot to set up. Add [...]

