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Setting up Mail server on Ubuntu 12.04.2 Server

Based on this article http://iain.it/linux/how-to-install-php-fpm-and-nginx-on-ubuntu-12-04 I've built my LEMP web server. I need one more function to work: mail. It's production server and I can't ...
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Why did I stop getting Thunderbird email notifications?

I'm not getting notifications anymore, when a new email in Thunderbird arrives. How can I fix this and continue getting notifications? I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with the Xfce desktop environment.
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Preferred mailer in Ubuntu

I am looking for a mail option on my Ubuntu server that I can code into my shell script to trigger a script completion by email. What is the best way to complete this task code wise and mailer wise? ...
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msmtp not working?

I was trying to send mail from bash, but it doesn't work and I can't find the reason... So my .msmtprc file is account default host smtp.gmail.com port 587 from account@gmail.com tls on tls_starttls ...
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Does email client leave messages on GMail server by default?

If I use POP3 and let email client autoconfig everything are copies of my messages left untouched on server? Where is the setting to change that?
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Ubuntu mailing services with Magento [closed]

I'm having some issues with sending emails out from Magento. I'm very new to Ubuntu and had been playing with it for the past 2 days. Is there anything I need to do to allow my mail to be sent out? I ...
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sendmail doesn't send email to specific domain email address

We have ubuntu 12.04 server and installed sendmail to send mails from this server. Problem: There is some strange issue on mail server. Somehow, server not able to send email to xxx@ayolla.com ...
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how to config postfix when send email need login?

how to config postfix when send email need login? I have config postfix server to send email to my customers. I found postfix can send mail without login. I doubt it might be used for other ones send ...
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install dbmail or other e-mail database

I'm starting to use ruby to parse and store e-mails, but don't want to reinvent the wheel. I have a subset of e-mails, all in one account stored locally, which I would like to keep in a database. ...
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MailServer that doesn't store any data outside database?

Question: Is there any OpenSource (MIT/BSD/LGPL license) mail server that doesn't store any of its data (except database connection string/sql query scripts) outside a database ? I looked at ...
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What should be the path for storing Maildir e-mails?

Am I storing e-mails to the correct path? Working from the dovecot-postfix package I'm able to deliver e-mails to myself as so: thufir@dur:~$ thufir@dur:~$ telnet localhost 25 Trying 127.0.0.1... ...
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How can I downgrade my version of Evolution to the one used in Ubuntu 11.04? [closed]

I just upgraded, and like a few other users I had issues with Evolution email after the upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 and then 12.04. I know to make backups, but in this case I stupidly didn't think ...
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E-mail sent from thunderbird not opening up

I have thunderbird installed in my 12.04 version. Whenever i forward any e-mail from my inbox it gets forwarded as a .eml attachment. How can i prevent this from happening, or alternatively how can i ...
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How to make Gmail open when clicking mailto: links in the same browser it is clicked?

I just installed 12.04 and when clicking mailto: links Thunderbird opens. I want Gmail to open in the browser that the mailto: link is clicked. So if I am in Firefox and click a mailto: link a new FF ...
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Is it possible to share an Exchange calendar with another outlook user using Thunderbird/Lightning? If so, how?

I am not on a Windows machine and cannot access outlook other than outlook.companyname.com. I have my exchange email set up through Thunderbird/Lightning AND synced my exchange calendar. How can I ...
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/etc/postfix/transport missing; what should it look like?

I'm following the mailman guide but couldn't locate /etc/postfix/ so created it as follows: root@dur:~# root@dur:~# cat /etc/postfix/transport dur.bounceme.net mailman: root@dur:~# root@dur:~# ...
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Trouble setting up Thunderbird/DavMail to Microsoft Exchange. I'm following DavMail instructions but it keeps saying my username/password is wrong

OK, I'm tried setting up pop and IMAP. I follow the directions to the T but I keep getting "incorrect username or password." I reset my password (I don't have outlook right now) to something simple ...
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illegal list name: mailman configuration with FQDN

What do I need to so that mailman, and also dovecot-postfix, use the FQDN of dur.bounceme.net? Or, at least, so that mailman is usable on localhost. root@dur:~# root@dur:~# newlist mailman Enter ...
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Thunderbird 14 does not work with gmail on Ubuntu 12.04

I have been attempting to set up Thunderbird from a default install of Ubuntu 12.04LTS Desktop. Attempting to click on the inbox gives: The current operation on Inbox did not succeed. The mail server ...
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MeMenu not indicating new mail

The MeMenu used to change color when new e-mails arrived. With 11.10 and now 12.04, this is no longer the case. As I understand, this is due to the default use of Thunderbird instead of Evolution. Is ...
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Thunderbird doesn't open at all [closed]

When I click on thunderbird in Ubuntu 12.04, nothing happens. The icon flashes for a while. But then no window opens. I tried reinstalling it, running it from the terminal, checking the folder (which ...
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How to download only recent mails in Thunderbird?

I have an account at Hotmail and I have lots of mails there. (more than 10000) I don't want Thunderbird to download them all, also because I have really slow connection. Is there a way to make ...
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How can I disable Ubuntu 12.04's E-mail thing?

I use G-Mail. I don't need Ubuntu to boot up its own E-mail program, cramming up my boot times when I try to start my system? How can I disable the E-mail program?
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Thunderbird inbox wont open 12.04

I get the alerts for new mail and can compose new mail from the bar at the top, but the inbox refuses to load. Reinstalling did not work. The icon will appear on the sidebar but once clicked nothing ...
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How to change Helo Address?

Right now my Helo Address = localhost (helo=localhost). Is it better to set this to my server's domain name? If so, how do I change it? I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and Postfix. Thanks.
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Setup DKIM (DomainKeys) for Ubuntu, Postfix and Mailman

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with Postfix and Mailman. I want to set up DKIM. (DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM is the successor to Yahoo's "DomainKeys". It incorporate's Cisco's Identified Mail). ...
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Instant sound notification on new mail?

I'm currently helping a food shop with replacing their overbloated Windows installation by Ubuntu. This went pretty well and the owner is quite happy, but there is still one issue: on Windows, he ...
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What is the best email client for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007?

I just tried to set up evolution with the MAPI plugin to connect to my Exchange Server 2007, as is described in this link -> ...
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12.04 and Evolution 3.2.3 HTML email rendering issue

I've been running the 12.04 release now for a few months and my biggest issue is selecting text (highlighting) in an HTML email that is received in Evolution 3.2.3. Attempts to select text or ...