August 2020
Beginner
328 pages
8h 21m
English
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33. Configuring an Ubuntu Postfix Email Server
Along with acting as a web server, email is one of the primary uses of an Ubuntu system, particularly in business environments. Given both the importance and popularity of email it is surprising to some people to find out how complex the email structure is on a Linux system and this complexity can often be a little overwhelming to the Ubuntu newcomer.
The good news is that much of the complexity is there to allow experienced email administrators to implement complicated configurations for large scale enterprise installations. The fact is, for most Linux administrators it is relatively straight forward to set up a basic email system so that users can send and receive electronic mail.
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