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How to setup a mailserver with Exim4 and DBMail on a Debian 7 VPS

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how-to-setup-a-mailserver-with-exim4-and-dbmail-on-a-debian-7-vpsIn this article we will walk you through the steps on how to setup a mailserver with Exim4 and DBMail on a Debian 7 (Wheezy) Linux VPS.

What is Exim4?

It is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems which is responsible for receiving, routing, and delivering e-mail messages.

What is DBMail?

It is fast and scalable sql based email service which stores email messages in a relational database. It supports multiple front-ends like IMAP4, POP3, ManageSieve, LMTP etc. and multiple back-ends like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and SQLite.

Main advantages of DBMail are:

  • Scalability
  • Manageability
  • Speed
  • Security
  • Flexibility

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How to install and integrate SpamAssassin with Exim on a CentOS 7 VPS

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How to install and integrate SpamAssassin with Exim on a CentOS 7 VPSIn the following tutorial we are going to cover the procedure of installing and integrating SpamAssassin with Exim on a CentOS 7 Linux VPS. Once the set-up is completed, SpamAssassin will be able to scan and mark the emails detected as SPAM.

What is SpamAssassin?

It is a software program released under the Apache License 2.0 used for e-mail spam filtering based on content-matching rules. It is a very intelligent email filter which uses a diverse range of tests to identify unsolicited bulk email and apply the tests to email headers and content to classify email using advanced statistical methods.

 

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How to install and configure dkim with OpenDKIM and Exim on a CentOS 7 VPS

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how-to-install-and-integrate-opendkim-with-postfix-on-a-centos-6-vpsIn this article we will walk you through the steps of installing and configuring dkim with OpenDKIM and Exim on a CentOS 7 SSD VPS.

You should have a working mail server setup with Exim before proceeding with this tutorial. Check our guide on how to set-up a mail server with Exim and Dovecot on a CentOS 7 VPS if you don’t have setup a mail server yet.

What is OpenDKIM?

OpenDKIM is an open source implementation of the DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail) sender authentication system which is an email validation system designed to detect email spoofing by providing a mechanism to allow receiving mail exchangers to check that incoming mail from a domain is authorized by that domain’s administrators. A digital signature included with the message can be validated by the recipient using the signer’s public key published in the DNS.

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Setup a mailserver with Exim and Dovecot on a CentOS 7

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exim vpsThe following article will guide you through the steps of installing and setting up a mailserver using Exim and Dovecot on a CentOS 7 VPS.

For this tutorial, we are using one of our CentOS-based managed VPS hosting plans, pre-installed with minimal CentOS 7 OS.

What is Exim?

Exim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems. Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking incoming e-mail.

What is Dovecot?

Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 email server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind. Dovecot is an excellent choice for both small and large installations.

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Useful Exim Commands

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exim vpsExim is a popular, powerful and easily configurable mail transfer agent (MTA) included on most Linux operating systems.

If you want to install Exim on a CentOS VPS, all you have to do is install the EPEL repository:

rpm -Uvh http://fedora-epel.mirror.lstn.net/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

then, install Exim via yum:

yum install exim

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