So unfortunately, I've been tasked with setting up an Ubuntu server to send and receive email (amongst other things). My friend is hosting the Ubuntu VM on his box, but has only done limited setup.

Email remains a vital communication tool for both personal and business domains. Having your own mail server not only gives you control but also enhances the security and privacy of your ...

This is weird, when i do a apt-get install postfix .... dpkg goes thru configuring and tries to add a user and group. <BR><BR>So it asks for a password two times (why, wtf, im root already)<BR> ...

Configure IT Quick: Set up a basic e-mail server with Postfix as the MTA Your email has been sent For all the apparent simplicity of e-mail, setting up a mail server is one of the most difficult ...

Unless you're a sysadmin you don't generally have to worry that much about getting email delivered, you just hookup your GUI email client to your external email account and you're done. But what if ...