[CentOS] email Server for CentOS 7

Kenneth Porter shiva at sewingwitch.com
Sat Sep 29 21:44:47 UTC 2018


Read up on Postfix (SMTP) and Dovecot (POP3 and IMAP). (Sendmail is 
available as an alternative to Postfix.)

Additional services you'll want include MIMEDefang (general filter 
management), SpamAssassin (anti-spam), and ClamAV (anti-virus scanning).

Other useful services include OpenDKIM (validates that mail really came 
from the domain it claims to have come from), Roundcube (web-based email 
client),  and Certbot (acquire a LetsEncrypt cert for your mail servers). 
You might want OpenLDAP for authentication, identity management, and 
address books. Fail2ban can help keep the script kiddies out of your 
services.

Running a mail server requires knowledge of many different services and 
awareness of many security issues. You have your work cut out for you. 



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