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Ive read lots of 'how-tos' on how to do this but none of them worked on there own, I managed to get it working by merging bits of information together and heres how i got it working on Debian Etch, this might work on Debian Sarge too.

 

TARGET MACHINE

 

apt-get install postfix-tls sasl2-bin libsasl2 libsasl2-modules << stuff required for postfix

 

apt-get install popa3d << this is the pop daemon for downloading mail from server

 

 

edit /etc/default/saslauthd and make sure these lines say:

START=yes

MECHANISMS="pam"

 

 

edit /etc/postfix/sasl/smtpd.conf if this file doesnt exist create it!

pwcheck_method: saslauthd

 

 

edit /etc/postfix/main.cf (remove old config, copy and paste everything here but change ******)

 

smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)

biff = no

append_dot_mydomain = no

myhostname = ****** # make sure this is resolvable (ie use yourmail.net)

mydomain = ****** # make sure this is resolvable, i got mine working using same as above.

myorigin = $mydomain

inet_interfaces = all

mydestination = $mydomain, localhost.$mydomain, localhost

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, *.*.*.*/* # change this to local address + subnet so emails can be relayed out your box

 

smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes

smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous

smtpd_sasl_local_domain = ****** # i used same as 'mydomain' above

broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes

smtpd_sender_restrictions = reject_unknown_sender_domain, reject_unverified_sender

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination

 

 

postfix does a chroot so it can’t communicate with saslauthd. heres how to get round it:

rm -r /var/run/saslauthd/

mkdir -p /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd

ln -s /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd /var/run

chgrp sasl /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd

adduser postfix sasl

 

 

add a test user (remember to remove after)

useradd test

passwd testpass

 

 

edit /etc/passwd (so test cannot log in via ssh)

test:x:1001:1001::/home/test:/bin/false <<change this to false

 

 

start postfix + saslauthd services

/etc/init.d/postfix reload

/etc/init.d/saslauthd start

 

 

TEST POSTFIX CONNECTION WITH TELNET ON REMOTE MACHINE

 

We need perl to generate the string for the SASL telnet authentication

 

perl -MMIME::Base64 -e 'print encode_base64("testtesttestpass");' << change test / testpass accordingly

dGVzdAB0ZXN0AHRlc3RwYXNz << this will be used for authentication on telnet

 

 

telnet postfixmachineip 25

 

type 'ehlo localhost'

you should see something like this:

 

250-randallbum.net

250-PIPELINING

250-SIZE 10240000

250-VRFY

250-ETRN

250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN DIGEST-MD5 NTLM CRAM-MD5

250-AUTH=LOGIN PLAIN DIGEST-MD5 NTLM CRAM-MD5

250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES

250-8BITMIME

250 DSN

 

now enter these commands and see if you get same response:

 

AUTH PLAIN dGVzdAB0ZXN0AHRlc3RwYXNz

235 2.0.0 Authentication successful

 

MAIL FROM:<anyreal@mailaddress>

250 2.1.0 Ok

 

RCPT TO:<test@yourmail.net>

250 2.1.5 Ok

 

DATA

354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>

This is a test email message, this better f****** work!

. << end message with '.'

250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as F11F234271

 

QUIT

 

 

 

POPA3D opens POP port 110 on the post fix server and also authenticates with users on the system the same way as Postfix has been setup to do. You could test this by sending a test email to the test user using the above method then setup a client like 'Evolution' to receive POP mail by putting in these details under 'Receiving Mail'

 

Server: postfixmachineip

 

Username: test

 

Now when you check for new mail it will ask for a password so use 'testpass' if you used method used here.

 

And if all went well, you should of received the test email.

 

Now you can do the same and put in the SMTP details for 'Sending Email'

 

 

Dont forget to remove user 'test' and put in some real users with strong passwords and disable ssh access if needs be.

i finally decided to try out linux and people told me to try out suse because its easier for newer users. However, since im new to it, i still want to keep my windows just in case so i wanted to do a dual boot system. I was told to make a partician so i made a 500 mg linux-swap partition and made a 30 gig ext3 partition for the linux. After i did that, i popped in the disk and started to rock n roll. Installation went pretty smoothly. However, it deleted the ext3 partition i made and replaced it with its own partitions. Well the dual boot went just fine, when it rooboted, it gave me the option to go with suse and windows. I choose to go with suse and it was up....except for a problem. It seems to freeze or lock up, in a weird way. After a few clicks of the mouse, its becomes unresponsive. I can move the mouse around but it seems the button doesnt work. I also noticed the clock on the bottom right stays in time which leads me to believe its not fully freezing and i type random stuff on the keyboard and brought up a search thing and i typed something random and it did search. I will also like to note that since im using wireless in my room, suse failed to connect to the internet and did not get any updates or anything.

 

Note: if need be, i can take my computer downstairs and connect it to a wired connection

 

um..help?

How many times have I seen people using SSH aliases to shorthand the long statements they need to type to login:

a friend of mine has been bugging me to join the Linux community so he gave me a link to a Live cd version with a Beryl distro. Well i liked it very much so i want to explore it more. However, i want to make my system a dual boot cuz i will probably still need windows. I am downloading the open source for Suse now because i hear thats an easy one to start off with. However, where im going to have trouble is how to make a patrician to make a dual boot system. I was gonna try Fedora but i read on their page it cant be partitioned on a drive with windows useing NTFS

 

some things to note:

 

My drive is formated for NTFS

i have a 64 bit processor and thats the version im downloading

 

 

well any help would be wonderful...thanks

Mr Torvalds himself on GPLv3 (again), the FSF and more:

 

Quote:"Finally, the real basic issue is that I think the Free Software Foundation simply doesn't have goals that I can personally sign up to. For example, the FSF considers proprietary software to be something evil and immoral. Me, I just don't care about proprietary software. It's not 'evil' or 'immoral', it just doesn't matter. I think that Open Source can do better, and I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is by working on Open Source, but it's not a crusade - it's just a superior way of working together and generating code."

Quote:"Novell will soon release a major upgrade to its SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 line. The enhancements, announced at the company's annual BrainShare tradeshow, will be rolled out in the form of the operating system's first service pack: SP1. 'Service packs' usually consist of bug-patches, with few major changes. Like Microsoft with its SP2 patch to Windows XP, however, Novell has elected to make major improvements with this approach. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 includes SLES and SLED."

Quote:lmost two years ago, the FSF started work on the first update of the GNU GPL in over a decade. A last-minute hitch, though, is keeping the license from appearing. According to Peter Brown, the FSF's executive director, "We continue to work on the details of the GPLv3 as it relates to the situation presented by the Novell and Microsoft deal. We are researching issues related to potential unintended consequences of the language we plan to adopt. As soon as we are satisfied with the results of our research we plan to bring forward the next draft."