fetchmail script

28 May

fetchmail script We have wrote a small and nice script for Fetchmail (check it out). You can install the script in /etc/fetchmail.d directory, and then run the scheduled command that we wrote (put in /etc/cron.hourly to let it run hourly) … Read More »

On RH9, the $MAIL environment

21 May

On RH9, the $MAIL environment variable could be set in either /etc/libuser.conf (mailspooldir), /etc/login.defs (MAIL_DIR), or /etc/profile (MAIL). $MAIL *could* also be set elsewhere, but you can start there for clues. Irregardless, setting up a recipe to deliver directly to … Read More »

note to self linux imap webmin

20 May

note to self when system is setup mail is stored in /var/mail/username file this file contains sent and draft folders when using imap, it will read this file for the mail. any new folders/directories you create with webmin, under /home/username/mail … Read More »

setup imap to autostart

20 May

setup imap to autostart for starters, check whether imap is allowed in xinetd, as it installs by default with Red Hat. change the line disable = yes to disable = no in file /etc/xinetd.d/imap and restart xinetd (either a hard … Read More »

my procmail config

19 May

my procmail config LOGFILE=/var/log/procmail VERBOSE=ON MAILDIR=$HOME/mail DEFAULT=$HOME/mail/Inbox :0fw | /usr/bin/spamassassin :0 * ^X-Spam-Status: Yes spam last line puts the spam into the spam folder for the user

promail and spamassassin

18 May

I use Webmin to configure Postfix, Webmin makes configuring Postfix even easier. You can still hand edit the config files if you want, Webmin leaves any hand editing alone. I then have SpamAssassin running in daemon mode using spamd/spamc. In … Read More »

load webmin

15 May

load webmin instructions this is the easiest most useful program i have ever loaded on my redhat box. just goto www.webmin.com find the download page, download to redhat box in a terminal window goto the download directory, run this command … Read More »