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Step 7. Install the Postfix mail server

DSpace needs to send emails in order to facilitate submission workflows etc.

Ideally before setting this up, you should speak to your campus email administrator.

Local Postfix Email Sending Server Installation

Step 7.1: First we purge old software

Type the following;

sudo dpkg --purge exim4

Step 7.2: Then we install the Postfix software

Install the Postfix mail server by typing as follows;

When asked for type of setup, select "Internet with Smarthost".

The "Smarthost" is your campus email sending server, read the wiki page below for alternatives, if you do not have a campus email sending server.

See links below for more detail before continuing.

sudo apt-get install postfix

Step 7.3: Finally we setup a default mailname

Now we edit the servers "mailname" by typing as follows:

sudo nano /etc/mailname

Add one line only which should be the hostname (URL) of your server, for example: scholar.sun.ac.za.

Optional Extras

References

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 DSpace needs to send emails in order to facilitate submission workflows etc.
-You can use any email server to facilitate email messaging, however if your campus does not have an email server then you can use gmail as an email gateway. See below for more details.
+<font color="red">'''Ideally before setting this up, you should speak to your campus email administrator.'''</font>
-===Using offsite Gmail server gateway===
+==Local Postfix Email Sending Server Installation==
-If you do not have a campus email server to use, then try using GMail as your email gateway server. See the link below for instructions.
+===Step 7.1: First we purge old software===
-  http://blog.stuartlewis.com/2009/09/05/using-gmail-with-dspace
+Type the following;
-<font color="red">'''Please note: For this to work, you will have to make sure the local repository server has unrestricted access to the GMail server via your campus firewall and that all the [[SUNScholar/Firewall|relevant ports are open]] on your local server.'''</font>
+  sudo dpkg --purge exim4
-====Gmail Help====
-* https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78775?hl=en
-===Using onsite campus email server gateway===
+===Step 7.2: Then we install the Postfix software===
-Using the campus email server we setup "Postfix" as a "smarthost" which uses the campus email server as the actual MTA (mail transfer agent) to relay email.
+Install the Postfix mail server by typing as follows;
-See local Postfix installation steps below for instructions.
+When asked for type of setup, select "'''Internet with Smarthost'''".
-Also see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix for further help.
+The "Smarthost" is your campus email sending server, read the wiki page below for alternatives, if you do not have a campus email sending server.
-==Local Server Postfix Installation==
+See links below for more detail before continuing.
-First we purge any old email system that may exist.
+ sudo apt-get install postfix
- sudo dpkg --purge exim4
-===Step 7.1: Install the software===
-When asked for type of setup, select "'''Internet with smarthost'''". See links below for more detail before continuing.
 *http://help.comodo.com/topic-157-1-288-4540-configuring-postfix-to-use-a-smarthost.html
 *http://www.dnsexit.com/support/mailrelay/postfix.html
 *http://gopalthorve.com/install-postfix-mta-and-configure-smarthost
-Install the postfix mail server as follows:
+===Step 7.3: Finally we setup a default mailname===
- sudo apt-get install postfix
-===Step 7.2: Review the mail server config files===
-If you are satisfied with the installation of Postfix using the step above, you may skip this step. Otherwise continue below.
-To review the Postfix '''main.cf''' file, type as follows:
- sudo nano /etc/postfix/main.cf
-''Tip: It is always a good idea to maximise the open nano window so that the copy and paste of long lines does not wrap around.''
-See below for an example of the config file:
-<pre>
-# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version
-# Debian specific:  Specifying a file name will cause the first
-# line of that file to be used as the name.  The Debian default
-# is /etc/mailname.
-#myorigin = /etc/mailname
-smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
-biff = no
-# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
-append_dot_mydomain = no
-# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
-#delay_warning_time = 4h
-readme_directory = no
-# TLS parameters
-smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/%hostname%.pem
-smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/certs/%hostname%.key
-smtpd_use_tls=yes
-smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
-smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
-# See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for
-# information on enabling SSL in the smtp client.
-myhostname = %hostname%
-alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
-alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
-myorigin = /etc/mailname
-mydestination = %hostname% localhost
-relayhost = %relay-hostname%
-mynetworks = %my-subnet% 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
-mailbox_size_limit = 0
-recipient_delimiter = +
-inet_interfaces = all
-</pre>
-# Change the ''' %hostname%''' to the hostname of your server.
-# Change the '''%relay-hostname%''' to the hostname of your campus email server which sends and delivers email.
-# Add the subnet of your campus TCP/IP network '''%my-subnet%''' to the '''mynetworks''' parameter.
-# Ensure '''mydestination = %hostname% localhost''' to prevent your mail server becoming a spam email relay.
-Talk to the campus system administrator about these settings.
-Also see: http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnet_Mask.
-The postfix server can be re-configured by typing the following:
- sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix
-===Step 7.3: Setup default mailname===
 Now we edit the servers "mailname" by typing as follows:
   sudo nano /etc/mailname
-Add one line only which should be the hostname of your server.
+Add one line only which should be the hostname (URL) of your server, for example: ''scholar.sun.ac.za''.
-See example below.
-<pre>
-repository.sun.ac.za
-</pre>
-Now we restart Postfix by typing as follows:
- sudo service postfix restart
-===Step 7.4: Setup the email aliases===
-Now we nees to forward any email sent to local accouns on the server to email accounts of persons responsible for the repository.
-The "root" and "dspace user" email address forwarding are setup as follows.
-Type the following.
- sudo nano /etc/aliases
-Add aliases as per example below:
-<pre>
-# Added by installer for initial user
-root:   me@my.edu.ac.za
-dspace: me@my.edu.ac.za
-</pre>
-Change the '''me@my.edu.ac.za''' to your email address.
-To activate the new aliases type the following:
+==Optional Extras==
- sudo newaliases
+*[[SUNScholar/Prepare Ubuntu/S07/Alternatives|Alternative Sender Email Server Gateway Choices]]
+*[[SUNScholar/Prepare Ubuntu/S07/Advanced|Advanced Postfix Email Sender Configuration]]
-===Step 7.5: Send a test email to root===
+*[[SUNScholar/Prepare Ubuntu/S07/Testing|Email Tests]]
-Install the command line mailer program as follows:
- sudo apt-get install mailutils
-Now we can send a test email to the root user by typing as follows:
- mail -s "Test Email from root" root
-Press the "Enter" key and type some message content. Press '''CTL+D''' twice and then '''Enter''' to send the mail.
-Check the following log for any delivery errors as follows:
- sudo tail -n 20 /var/log/mail.log
-If there are no delivery errors then your mail server is setup.
-;Well done.
 ==References==
+*https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix
+*http://www.smtp2go.com/docs/postfix
+*http://www.tecmint.com/setting-up-email-services-smtp-and-restricting-access-to-smtp
+*http://www.tecmint.com/setup-postfix-mail-server-in-ubuntu-debian
+*https://www.linux.com/learn/how-install-and-test-postfix-mail-server
 *https://easyengine.io/tutorials/mail/postfix-debugging
-*https://roundcube.net
-*http://www.tecmint.com/setup-postfix-mail-server-in-ubuntu-debian
 *http://manage.jujucharms.com/charms/precise/postfix
 *http://xmodulo.com/2014/01/how-mail-server-works.html
+*http://blog.stuartlewis.com/2009/09/05/using-gmail-with-dspace
+*https://roundcube.net
 *http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Install_DSpace/S09
-*http://www.smtp2go.com/docs/postfix
-*http://blog.stuartlewis.com/2009/09/05/using-gmail-with-dspace
-----
-Below is a screenshot of the yearly postifx  mail queue
-[[File:Sunscholar-postfix mailqueue-year.png]]
 <center>
    '''[[SUNScholar/Prepare Ubuntu/S06|PREVIOUS - STEP 6]]'''
 </center>
+[[Category:Installation]]
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Step 7. Install the Postfix mail server

Local Postfix Email Sending Server Installation

Step 7.1: First we purge old software

Step 7.2: Then we install the Postfix software

Step 7.3: Finally we setup a default mailname

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