A/I Postfix Configuration Howto
This Howto has been written for Debian GNU/Linus distribution
Check you have postfix, libsasl2, libsasl2-modules, openssl packages installed correctly
Most of the files mentioned should already be there and you should be able to edit them easily. If a file does not exist you can create it with the command touch filename for files and mkdir directoryname for directories.
In the following howto USER should be changed in the username of the user you login with on your computer, while ADDRESS@DOMAIN.ORG should be changed in your full A/I mailbox address. PASSWORD should be changed in your mailbox password.
The file you'll need to edit for successfully sending email through A/I servers using postfix are the following ones.
Check it contains the following line
If it does not, add it and then run the command:
# postalias /etc/aliases
Add the following lines:
root ADDRESS@DOMAIN.ORG USER ADDRESS@DOMAIN.ORG
# postmap /etc/postfix/sender_canonical
All the mail addresses you download via fetchmail should be pointing at your login user on your computer.
ADDRESS@DOMAIN.ORG USER email@example.com USER ... ecc. .... USER
# postmap /etc/postfix/virtual
Add the following line, but be aware that this means that your password will be stored in plain text in your filesystem. However this is the only way to use postfix to send email through postfix.
smtp.autistici.org [ tab ] ADDRESS@DOMAIN.ORG:PASSWORD
# postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_pwd
Download A/I certificates from A/I Certificates website, rename the file and move it in /etc/postfix/ssl/CAcert-db.pem
Create a file named random_file in the /etc/postfix/ssl
In the file type in 2-3 lines of random digits (just hit your keyboard at random). Then run the following command:
# openssl genrsa -rand random_file -out chiave-privata.pem 1024Rename the new chiave-privata.pem file and copy it in /etc/postfix/ssl/postfix-key
Create /etc/postfix/tls-sites file
Edit the file and add the following line:
smtp.autistici.org [ tab ] MUST
Main Postfix configuration
Now we are almost done.
Edit the /etc/postfix/main.cf file and add the following lines at the end of the file
relayhost = smtp.autistici.org smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_pwd smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = plain, login smtp_sasl_security_option = smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/CAcert-db.pem smtp_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/postfix-key smtp_use_tls = yes smtp_tls_per_site = hash:/etc/postfix/tls-sites smtp_tls_loglevel = 1 smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous # EOF
Note: if you are already using postfix to send your email remember to comment out the relayhost line you were using until configuring your server for A/I.
After each change in the previous file it's mandatory to run
the followin postalias or postmap command.
Once you are finished with the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, run the following command and you are done
# postfix reload
If you want to check if postfix is sending email or what kind of errors it is encountering, once your mail has been sent you can check the logfile
# less /var/log/mail.log
Thanks to rainbow for this howto