Running qmail will enable you to install and operate an Internet email server on your local network without having to buy an expensive commercial email system and pay for user licenses. This book includes on CD the qmail email software package, which is in wide use on the Internet without any books documenting how to install, configure, and operate the email server effectively. There are step-by-step examples detailing the installation and configuration of qmail along with reference based chapters pertaining to qmail features. The FreeBSD operating system will be utilized to demonstrate concepts throughout the book. After reading this book, network administrators will possess a good understanding of how email is transferred between email hosts and clients in the Internet environment. You will also possess knowledge of how to use the qmail email software package in a standard Unix/Linux environment.
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Running qmail will enable you to install and operate an Internet email server on your local network without having to buy an expensive commercial email system and pay for user licenses. This book includes on CD the qmail email software package, which is in wide use on the Internet without any books documenting how to install, configure, and operate the email server effectively. There are step-by-step examples detailing the installation and configuration of qmail along with reference based chapters pertaining to qmail features. The FreeBSD operating system will be utilized to demonstrate concepts throughout the book. After reading this book, network administrators will possess a good understanding of how email is transferred between email hosts and clients in the Internet environment. You will also possess knowledge of how to use the qmail email software package in a standard Unix/Linux environment.
About the Author
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 Unix/Linux in a network environment as an e-mail server, FTP server, and network monitoring device for at least 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.
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The missing link to the qmail era,
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This review is from: Running qmail (Paperback)
I come from a network administration/system administration stand point and this book really rocks hard. This book is for beginners all the way up to sendmail.cf ninjas. I am impressed by the direct "no cloud" approach of Blum's writting and hope to see more of his work. I've seen Sams books..but always scared to see simple man pages or FAQ that are on the web.. but this book shows how to setup virtual mail boxes(ISP), POP3, UUCP(dead), office mail server, PPP configuration, mail forwarding.. and lots more by SCRATCH!.. don't miss out on this book..sweet little book on my bookshelf
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
There is simply no competition!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Running qmail (Paperback)
Have you ever installed an operating system? Configured DNS? If not, what makes you look into a book about running an MTA? Unfortunately, the book is light, for it's thickness, on the straightforward technical explanation of what and how of Qmail. There's lots of fluff on not-very-related topics but even those don't get into enough depth to be useful. It would be a better investment to get a printout of some of the popular online qmail documentation and a couple of heavy duty binder clips.But what did I expect from Sams publishing? I suggest waiting for the O'reilly book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good start for learning qmail,
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If spending your whole career devoted to configuring Sendmail doesn't excite you, try qmail. It is a good email server and is much easier to work with.This book is a good place to start if you decide to go with qmail. It is pretty easy to read and while it probably doesn't tell you everything you'll want to know, it will help you get your email server up and running while you are still young.
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