Set-up SSL encrypted connection in Postfix, Dovecot and Apache

Set-up SSL encrypted connection in Postfix, Dovecot and Apache This article is part 3 of our part 1 mailserver set-up with virtual users and domains using Postfix and Dovecot on a CentOS 6 VPS and part 2 which explains how to install and set-up the Roundcube webmail interface

The following post will show you how to set-up SSL encrypted connection to our mailserver installation.

At the end of this article you will end-up using IMAP/POP3 over SSL (IMAPs/POP3s) SMTP over SSL (SMTPs) and Roundcube Webmail over SSL (HTTPS)

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Install And Set Up Roundcube Webmail Interface

Install and set-up Roundcube webmail interfaceThe following article is about how to install and set up the Roundcube webmail interface on a CentOS VPS.

It is actually part 2 of our mailserver with virtual users and domains using Postfix and Dovecot on a CentOS 6 VPS series.

What is Roundcube?

Roundcube is a web-based IMAP email client written in PHP. Roundcube’s most prominent feature is the pervasive use of Ajax technology to present a more fluid and responsive user interface than one of the traditional webmail clients. It provides the full functionality you expect from an email client, including MIME support, address book, folder manipulation, message searching, spell checking, etc.

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Mailserver with virtual users and domains using Postfix and Dovecot on a CentOS 6 VPS

mailserver-with-virtual-users-and-domains-using-postfix-and-dovecot-in-centos-6The following article will show you how to install and run simple POP3/IMAP/SMTP mail server in your CentOS VPS using virtual users and domains with Postfix and Dovecot

What is Postfix? It is a drop in replacement for the old and mature Sendmail. Postfix also attempts to be very fast, easy to administer, and secure.

What is Dovecot? It is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for *NIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind.

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Install and setup SpamAssassin in Debian 6 (Squeeze)

spamassassinIn one of our previous articles we explained how one can setup and configure a simple but powerful mail server with Postfix, Dovecot, SASL and virtual users in a Debian Squeeze VPS.

In the following article we’re going to implement SpamAssassin into the mail server setup so that it can be used to identify and tag spam email messages.

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