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= How to set-up Postfix =

 * Audience: Advanced E-Mail set-up
 * Requires: MacPorts >= 1.6, mail/postfix, shells/zsh-devel

== Introduction ==

This How-to is part of the [wiki:howto/SetupFetchmail Fetchmail] ->  [wiki:howto/SetupPostfix Postfix] -> [wiki:howto/SetupDovecot Dovecot] advanced e-Mail set-up.

[wikipedia:Postfix_%28software%29 Postfix] is a [wikipedia:Mail_transfer_agent mail transfer agent] which can distribute you in and outbound mail. The set-up described here will distribute inbound mail to [wikipedia:Dovecot_%28software%29 Dovecot]  [wikipedia:Internet_Message_Access_Protocol IMAP] server and outbound mail to an [wikipedia:Internet_service_provider internet service provider].

Distribution E-Mail directly to the end receiver is one of the joys of the internet which has been destroyed by [wikipedia:E-mail_spam SPAM]. 

== Installation ==

First set-up a mail storage to store your mail into. See [wiki:howto/SetupDovecot Dovecot] for a possible set-up. Without a proper mail storage you might have difficulty access you mail later.

Install postfix with:

{{{
port install postfix +tls +ldap
}}}

or - alternatively - use the postfix which comes pre installed with Max OSX.

== Configuration ==

Most of the postfix configuration is done in the [attachment:main.cf] file which you find either in {{{/opt/local/etc/postfix}}} (macports) or {{{/etc/postfix}}} (OSX).

=== Step 1: '''set hostname and domain''' ===


== Optional Parts ==

=== '''TODO: What else can be done?''' ===

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