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by Shared404 2062 days ago
> I would always recommend everyone to run their own email server.

Any chance you could point me to some good documentation on that? I'm about to set up a homelab and play with OpenBSD some, is 'man opensmtpd' enough to start out with?
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jcynix 2062 days ago
While I don't have an OpenBSD system to check that man page, I doubt that it is sufficient to set up a proper mail server.

You may find one of the printed books on Postfix helpful. No Starch Press has a decent one, which, regardless of its age, still is a good one.

Make sure that your server cannot be used as an open relay to deliver spam. Take a look at http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html to learn how to do that. Postfix is a well written piece of software and (IMHO) rather easy to maintain once you understood the basic principles. I've been using it for more than a decade now.

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Shared404 2062 days ago
Many thanks. I'll take a look at that book, I haven't gone wrong with No Starch Press yet.

Edit: For anyone else who is looking and can't find it on NSP's website, I found it with 'filetype:pdf The Book of Postfix' on duckduckgo.

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mulmen 2062 days ago
I haven't made time for it yet but this guide seems pretty comprehensive and will be my starting point: https://www.c0ffee.net/blog/mail-server-guide/
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Shared404 2062 days ago
Nice! That does indeed look like quite a nice resource.
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