Using the Mail Server Setup wizard
You can use the Mail Server Setup wizard to configure Corel LINUX as a mail server. This wizard consists of three screens. After you run the wizard, Corel LINUX is configured as a mail server, and all users with accounts on your Corel LINUX will automatically have a mail account. The wizard creates a mailbox directory in the users home directory. For information on the mailbox directory, see "Using the mailbox directory."
The first screen, called the Mail Server Type Selection screen, lets you choose one of three options. You can choose to use POP, IMAP, or both. It is recommended that your choose both protocols to make your mail server more flexible.
The second screen, called the Fully Qualified Domain name screen lets you specify the domain name of your computer. For more information about domain names, see "Domain names." For example, the domain name, corel.com, is the domain name used by Corel Corporation. You can ask the system administrator for the domain name of your computer.
The third screen, called the Alias Accounts screen, lets you specify three user names. These user names are used by the mail server to perform specific tasks. You must specify the PostMaster value, the MAILER-DAEMON value, and the Root value. The PostMaster value is the user name of the user who controls the administration duties of the mail server. The MAILER-DAEMON value is the name of the user to whom the mail server sends error messages. Since qmail does not run as root, you must specify a user name for the Root value. For information about the root account, see the Corel LINUX User Guide. It is recommended that you set up a user account specifically for these three values. For example, you can set up a user account called mailadmin, and set all fields in this screen to mailadmin. This way, all error messages are sent to the mailadmin's mail box. For information about setting up a user on Corel LINUX, see the Corel LINUX User Guide.
After the setup wizard is executed, all users on your Corel LINUX will have an email account. Assume a user named ChrisY is a valid user on your computer. Next, assume the domain name of the computer is mydomain.com. The default email address for the user is ChrisY@mydomain.com.
Notes
It is beneficial to set up all user accounts before you start the Mail Server Setup wizard. For information about creating a user account on Corel LINUX, see the Corel LINUX User Guide.
For information about using the mail server as a relay server, see "Using the mail server as a relay mail server"
If you have to make changes to the mail server after you use the Mail Server Setup wizard, you can edit the configuration files. For information about the configuration files, see "Using the qmail configuration files."