Mail Server : Add Mail User Accounts2023/03/03 |
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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=$HOME/Maildir' >> /etc/profile.d/mail.sh # add a user [alma] [root@mail ~]# useradd alma [root@mail ~]# passwd alma |
| [2] | Login as a user added in [1] and try to send an email. |
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# send to myself [mail (username)@(hostname)] [alma@mail ~]$ mail alma@localhost # input subject Subject: Test Mail#1 # input messages This is the first mail. # to finish messages, push Ctrl + D key ------- (Preliminary) Envelope contains: To: alma@localhost Subject: Test Mail#1 Send this message [yes/no, empty: recompose]? yes # see received emails [alma@mail ~]$ mail s-nail version v14.9.22. Type `?' for help /home/alma/Maildir: 1 message 1 new ►N 1 alma@srv.world 2022-03-18 19:23 14/405 "Test Mail#1" # input a number you'd like to see an email & 1 [-- Message 1 -- 14 lines, 405 bytes --]: Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:23:33 +0900 To: alma@localhost Subject: Test Mail#1 Message-Id: <20220318022333.B1738EA09@mail.srv.world> From: alma@srv.world This is the first mail. # to quit, input [q] & q |
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