Saturday, February 21, 2009

Postfix + GMail + Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Finally, I was able to create a prototype mailer using Ubuntu and Postfix. The mailer will be used to send server status reports.

I've been working on this project since last year and I thought, maybe DilNET is blocking the ports that I need. After our Bayantel line was installed, Postfix can now deliver messages.

Here are the guides that I used to successfully create a simple postfix mailer.

The Prancing Tarantula - Guide to Getting Postfix to work on Ubuntu with Gmail by Mattox Beckman

His step-by-step instruction was clear and direct. If you just need to send a few automated emails using Gmail, this is a must-read.

Soup to Nuts - Gmail on Home Linux box using Postfix and Fetchmail by Mike Chirico

This is a more comprehensive guide for setting up a full blown mail server.

With these two guides, making your first email server will be a lot easier. Thanks Mattox and Mike!

For further reading:
http://www.akadia.com/services/postfix_mta.html

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