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IMAP setup
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:24 pm
by alex.barylski
I will probaly use Postfix as my MTA and I am thinking DBMail for MDA...thing is...
I only need one account and most solutions seem overly complex (being capable of handling thousands of accounts).
Would you suggest I still use DBMail despite the requirement for only a single email account?
Re: IMAP setup
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:51 am
by Jenk
Postfix is SMTP. Nothing to do with IMAP.
You want an app like Courier or Dovecot for POP3/IMAP.
Re: IMAP setup
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:24 pm
by alex.barylski
I know...but you still need an MTA to deliver messages to the IMAP store...hence postfix. Unless I misunderstand how the email system works...?!?
Re: IMAP setup
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:49 am
by Jenk
Messages will just be sent to Courier/Dovecot and held in the IMAP store. You won't need to forward or redirect anything, as it'll just pick them up like a POP3 server. (Infact, it will be the POP3 server that picks them up, then stored in the IMAP)
As long as you have the relevant DNS records (I can never remember which is needed.. the one for MTA) it'll receive them.