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‎Configuring the Linux Email System

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	The next step, the configuration of a mail client on Fedora is covered in the next chapter entitled ([[Configuring a Fedora Linux Mail Client (Evolution)]])		The next step, the configuration of a mail client on Fedora is covered in the next chapter entitled ([[Configuring a Fedora Linux Mail Client (Evolution)]])

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 == Configuring the Linux Email System ==
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 Many systems use the Sendmail MTA to transfer email messages and on many Linux distributions this is the default Mail Transfer Agent. Sendmail is, however, a complex system that can be difficult for beginner and experienced user alike to understand and configure. It is also falling from favor because it is considered to be slower at processing email messages than many of the more recent MTAs available.

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 Email is one of the primary uses of a Fedora Linux based server or desktop system in both home and 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 Linux newcomer.
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 The next step, the configuration of a mail client on Fedora is covered in the next chapter entitled ([[Configuring a Fedora Linux Mail Client (Evolution)]])

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-The postfix process should now start up. The best way to check that everything is working is to check you mail log. This is typically in /var/log/maillog and should now contain an entry that looks like:
+The postfix process should now start up. The best way to check that everything is working is to check your mail log. This is typically in /var/log/maillog and should now contain an entry that looks like:
 Nov 21 13:05:46 mylinuxhost postfix/postfix-script: starting the Postfix mail system

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 The key options in the main.cf file are:
 myhostname = mta1.domain.com
 mydomain = domain.com
 myorigin = $myhostname
 inet_interfaces = $myhostname
 Other settings will have either been set up for you by the installation process or are not needed unless you are feeling adventurous and want to configure a more sophisticated email system.
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 The format of myhostname is host.domain.extension. For example if your Linux system is called MyLinuxHost and your internet domain is MyDomain.com you would set the myhostname option as:
 myhostname = mylinuxhost.mydomain.com
 The mydomain setting is just the domain part of the above setting. For example:
 mydomain = mydomain.com
 The myorigin and inet_interfaces options use the settings we have just created so do not need to be changed (although the inet_interfaces may be commented out by default so you should remove the ''#'' at the beginning of this particular line in the main.cf file).

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 Email is one of the primary uses of a Fedora Linux based server or desktop system in both home and 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 Linux newcomer.
-The good news is that much of the complexity is there to allow experienced Linux administrators achieve complicated configurations for large scale enterprise installations. The fact is that for most Linux users it is relatively straight forward to set up a basic email systems so that they can send and receive electronic mail.
+The good news is that much of the complexity is there to allow experienced Linux administrators to achieve complicated configurations for large scale enterprise installations. The fact is that for most Linux users it is relatively straight forward to set up a basic email system so that they can send and receive electronic mail.
-In this chapter of [[Fedora Linux Essentials]], we will explain the basics of Linux based email configuration and step through configuring a basic email environment. In the interests of providing the ''Essentials'', we will leave the complexitiesof the email system for more advanced books on the subject.
+In this chapter of [[Fedora Linux Essentials]], we will explain the basics of Linux based email configuration and step through configuring a basic email environment. In the interests of providing the ''Essentials'', we will leave the complexities of the email system for more advanced books on the subject.
 == The structure of the Email System ==
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 == Configuring Postfix ==
-The main configuration settings for Postfix are located in the /etc/postfix/main.cf. There are many resources on the internet that provide detailed information on Postfix so this section will focus on the basic options required to get email up and running.
+The main configuration settings for Postfix are located in the ''/etc/postfix/main.cf'' file. There are many resources on the internet that provide detailed information on Postfix so this section will focus on the basic options required to get email up and running.
 The key options in the main.cf file are:
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 Other settings will have either been set up for you by the installation process or are not needed unless you are feeling adventurous and want to configure a more sophisticated email system.
-The format of myhostname is host.domain.extension. For example if your Linux system is called MyLinuxHost and you internet domain is MyDomain.com you would set the myhostname option as:
+The format of myhostname is host.domain.extension. For example if your Linux system is called MyLinuxHost and your internet domain is MyDomain.com you would set the myhostname option as:
 myhostname = mylinuxhost.mydomain.com
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-Configuration of mail client on Fedora Linux is covered in the next chapter ([[Configuring a Fedora Linux Mail Client (Evolution)]])
+The next step, the configuration of a mail client on Fedora is covered in the next chapter entitled ([[Configuring a Fedora Linux Mail Client (Evolution)]])