Add Mail Accounts#12017/06/28 |
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Add Mail User Accounts to use Mail Service.
This example is for the case you use OS user accounts.
Configure basic Postfix settings, and basic Dovecot settings first. |
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| [1] | To use OS user accounts, that's only adding OS user like follows. |
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# set environment variables to use Maildir root@mail:~# echo 'export MAIL=$HOME/Maildir' >> /etc/profile # add a user [debian] root@dlp:~# adduser debian Adding user `debian' ... Adding new group `debian' (1001) ... Adding new user `debian' (1001) with group `debian' ... Creating home directory `/home/debian' ... Copying files from `/etc/skel' ... Enter new UNIX password: # set password Retype new UNIX password: # confirm passwd: password updated successfully Changing the user information for debian Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default Full Name []: Room Number []: Work Phone []: Home Phone []: Other []: Is the information correct? [Y/n] y |
| [2] | Login as a user added in [1] and try to send an email. |
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# send to myself [mail (username)@(hostname)] debian@mail:~$ mail debian@localhost # specify [CC] (if not need, simply Enter) Cc: # input subject Subject: Test Mail#1 # input messages This is the first mail. # to finish messages, push [Ctrl+D] # see received emails debian@mail:~$ mail "/home/debian/Maildir": 2 messages 2 unread >U 1 Server World 20/723 Test Mail #5 U 2 debian 20/674 Test Mail#1 # input the number you'd like to see an email ? 2 Return-Path: <debian@mail.srv.world> X-Original-To: debian@localhost Delivered-To: debian@localhost Received: from mail.srv.world (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.srv.world (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA44515F32C for <debian@localhost>; Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:26:23 +0900 (JST) Received: by mail.srv.world (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C5D5915F385; Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:26:23 +0900 (JST) To: <debian@localhost> Subject: Test Mail#1 X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 3.1.1) Message-Id: <20170629012623.C5D5915F385@mail.srv.world> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:26:23 +0900 (JST) From: debian@mail.srv.world (debian) # to quit, input [q] ? q Saved 1 message in /home/debian/mbox Held 1 message in /home/debian/Maildir |
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