email server advice

Greg Shenaut wrote:

> Hi, I'm setting up a 4.10 system, and am wondering what is the
> shortest path to an email set-up that does smtp and pop/imap with
> password authentication.
>
> I've been using sendmail & popper for years, but no authentication
> or imap. Volume will be low.

For sendmail, use SMTP AUTH. Just install the port and see the docs on
www.sendmail.org.

For imap, I'm personally fond of Cyrus V2.2 (also in the ports). It'll
work with the same authentication as for sendmail with SMTP AUTH.
Nicely that way you don't even need OS accounts

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Rob MacGregor exponit:
> Greg Shenaut wrote:
>
>> Hi, I'm setting up a 4.10 system, and am wondering what is the
>> shortest path to an email set-up that does smtp and pop/imap with
>> password authentication.
>>
>> I've been using sendmail & popper for years, but no authentication
>> or imap. Volume will be low.
>
> For sendmail, use SMTP AUTH. Just install the port and see the docs on
> www.sendmail.org.

If I'm understanding this, for SMTP AUTH I need to install the port
"sendmail-sasl" . Is this correct?

Greg Shenaut
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For both smtp and imap, I want users to use their ordinary login
passwords, but not to transmit them in the clear. Most of my users
use Mail.app (OS/X).

I installed the two ports in the subject line, but am baffled by
how to configure them. I'm willing to deinstall them and start
over, if someone could summarize what configurations options I
need.

For example, should I use saslauthd for the sasl_pwcheck_method?
Should just login be in the sasl_mech_list? And so on.

Thanks

Greg Shenaut
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Greg Shenaut wrote:
> If I'm understanding this, for SMTP AUTH I need to install the port
> "sendmail-sasl" . Is this correct?

And set up the SASL configuration, but basically yes.

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Greg Shenaut wrote:

> For both smtp and imap, I want users to use their ordinary login
> passwords, but not to transmit them in the clear. Most of my users
> use Mail.app (OS/X).

In that case, assuming you're using PAM to access the local passwords,
you need to use TLS/SSL AFAIK.

> I installed the two ports in the subject line, but am baffled by
> how to configure them. I'm willing to deinstall them and start
> over, if someone could summarize what configurations options I
> need.

Go read the documentation, it contains everything you need, honest. If
stuck comp.mail.sendmail has recently had a thread on this that you'll
find at groups.google.com.

You'll find more on SMTP AUTH with sendmail at www.sendmail.org.

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