sendmail for Linux

Richard Blum has been a network and systems administrator for over 10 years for a large government organization. He has had the opportunity to use Linux in a network environment as an e-mail server, FTP server, and network monitoring device for about 5 years. He also has been volunteering for a non-profit organization doing network administration for about 3 years. On this network he has designed and installed a local network file system and an Internet e-mail system for a small 24 user network.

Introduction.
I. INTRODUCTION TO EMAIL SERVICES AND LINUX.

1. Email Principles and Services.


Mainframe Email Systems. Multi-Mainframe Email Systems. Early UNIX Email Systems. LAN-Based Email Systems. Email Protocols. Summary.

2. Using Linux As a Mailserver.


The Linux Kernel. Linux Libraries. The GNU Project. Linux Distributions. Summary.

3. Installing Communication Devices in Linux.


Communication Devices and Linux. Installing and Configuring Network Cards. Installing Modems. Linux Modem Support. Controlling Modems in Linux. Summary.

4. DNS and Domain Names.


History of Computer Names. Domain Names. Linux as a DNS Client. Linux as a DNS Server. Summary.

5. SMTP Protocol.


SMTP Protocol Description. Message Formats. MIME and Binary Data. Extended SMTP. SMTP on Linux. Summary.

6. POP3 Protocol.


Description of the Post Office Protocol. Linux POP3 Implementations. Summary.

7. IMAP Protocol.


Description of the Internet Mail Access Protocol. Linux IMAP Implementation. Using IMAP on Network Clients. Summary.

8. PPP Protocol.


PPP Protocol Overview. PPP Protocol Frames. PPP Negotiation Phases. Linux PPP Implementations. Summary.

9. UUCP Protocol.


UUCP Protocol Description. UUCP Protocol Types. Taylor UUCP. UUCP Commands. Linux UUCP Implementation. Summary.

10. The sendmail Program.


sendmail Files and Directories. The sendmail Command Syntax. sendmail Configuration File. Summary.

II. INSTALLING EMAIL SERVICES IN LINUX.

11. Installing and Configuring sendmail.


Installing sendmail. Configuring sendmail. Sample sendmail Configurations. Summary.

12. Installing and Configuring POP3 and IMAP.


Email Client Protocols. qpopper. University of Washington IMAP. Summary.

13. Connecting the Mailserver to an ISP.


Preliminary Issues. Sample Mailserver Scenarios. Summary.

14. Mailserver Administration.


Userid Maintenance. Monitoring the Mailserver. Watching for Hackers and Spammers. Summary.

15. Configuring LAN Clients.


Requirements for a LAN Client. Netscape Messenger. Microsoft Outlook Express. Qualcomm Eudora Light. Summary.

III. ADVANCED TOPICS.

16. Supporting Dial-In Clients.


Configuring Dial-In Modems. Revisiting the mgetty Program. Configuring Windows 95 and 98 Dial-Up Networking. Configuring Windows NT 4.0 Dial-Up Networking. Sharing a Modem. Summary.

17. Mail Aliases and Masquerading.


The .forward File. Aliases. Masquerading. Summary.

18. Mail Lists.


Features of a Full Service Mail List. Introducing Majordomo. Using Majordomo. Summary.

19. IP Routing with Linux.


Methods of Network Connectivity Using Linux. Using ipfwadm. Using ipchains. Configuring Network Clients for Routing. ummary.

Index.