The Book of Postfix : State-of-the-art Message Transport

Best practices for Postfix—the popular alternative to Sendmail. Developed with security and speed in mind, Postfix has become a popular alternative to Sendmail and comes preinstalled in many Linux distributions as the default mailer. The Book of Postfix is a complete guide to Postfix whether used at home, as a mailrelay or virus-scanning gateway, or as a company mailserver. Practical examples show how to deal with daily challenges like protecting mail users from spam and viruses, managing multiple domains, and offering roaming access. The Book of Postfix explains in detail how to set up Postfix (a UNIX email server) for three uses: home office use, as a mail relay/virus wall, or as a company mail server. Practical and comprehensive, the book shows the reader how to deal with everyday challenges like protecting mail users from spam and viruses, providing multiple domains, and roaming access. The Book of Postfix explains in detail how to configure Postfix, the famous message transfer agent by Wietse Venema, for various uses. Practical and comprehensive, the book shows the reader how to deal with everyday challenges like protecting mail users from spam and viruses, providing multiple domains, and roaming access. The Book of Postfix is written by [Ralf Hildebrandt][1] and [Patrick Koetter][2] - active members of the Postfix Mailing list, contributors of HOWTOS and long time postmasters themselves. Read the [Table of Contents][3] to get an idea what the book will deal with in detail. [1]: http://www.postfix-book.com/ralf_hildebrandt.html [2]: http://www.postfix-book.com/patrick_koetter.html [3]: http://www.postfix-book.com/toc.html An Introduction to Postfix Preparing Your Host and Environment Mail Server for a Single Domain Dial-Up Mail Server for a Singe Domain Anatomy of Postfix A Postmaster's Primer to Email Understanding Restrictions Restrictions Understanding Checks Checks Understanding Filters Filters Mail Relays A Mail Server for Multiple Domains SMTP Authentication Primer SMTP Authentication Understanding Transport Layer Security Transport Layer Security A Company Mail Server Running Postfix in a chroot Environment Rate Limiting Performance Tuning Installation Troubleshooting Postfix CIDR and SMTP Standards Reference If there's some weird technical term that you don't know, check the Glossary. Developed with security and speed in mind, Postfix has become a popular alternative to Sendmail. The Book of Postfix is a complete guide to Postfix whether used by the home user, as a mailrelay or virus scanning gateway, or as a company mailserver. Practical examples show how to deal with daily challenges like protecting mail users from spam and viruses, managing multiple domains, and offering roaming access. "The Book of Postfix brings clarity to a complex topic and examines all the angles without bogging readers down in extraneous content. Information is presented in a logical format that will make sense to any Postfix administrator, and the clear, straightforward writing is appropriate for all levels of Unix/Linux administrators."--Jacket A guide to using Postfix covers such topics as filtering spam and viruses, authenticating users, encrypting with TLC, and setting up mail gateways. postfix_big.jpg 1 Absolute Postfix _ Patches Are for Qmail.pdf 2