Setting up a mail server on PCBSD

[MikoLone]

I would like to set up a mail server on my PCBSD box that I use for my web server.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I program I should use and maybe were I could find a good how-to on setting it up on PCBSD. I installed POSTFIX and tried to figure out the installation but I can't even figure out if it is running. (It seems as if it isn't because I do a ps aux | grep post and I get nothing. ) I would like to be able to connect to it using pop. So I can use Thunderbird as my client.

Thanks for your responses in advance.

Michael

[dracheflieger]

Remove and reinstall postfix and answer [Y] at the only prompt it asks. A ps aux should then return minimally,

root        1998  0.0  0.1  1520  1248  ??  Is    5:04PM   0:00.27 /usr/local/libexec/postfix/master
postfix     2000  0.0  0.1  1600  1288  ??  I     5:04PM   0:00.04 qmgr -l -t fifo -u
postfix    38485  0.0  0.1  1544  1232  ??  I     4:20PM   0:00.00 pickup -l -t fifo -u

after a reboot or a rehash and then as root or su,

postfix start

[MikoLone]

OK, Thanks, Not that is working and postfix it running.

Now how would I now connect to it to get my e-mail? How would I set up Thunderbird (or some other client) to connect to it?

Thanks for the response.

[Thulemanden]

Try start here: http://www.postfix.org/

[Galactic Dominator]

You might also want to check out the webmin port...can make life easier.

[TerryP]

Generally a mail cilent like Thunderbird needs:

Protocol to use: i.e. pop/imap

Mail Server Address: i.e. mail.foo.org

Account Username: i.e. DocBar

Account Password: i.e. Posty

Shouldn't be to hard.


I'd really love to learn about mail servers innerds... I hope some day life leads me in a direction where I get to learn. Because free time doesn't :@