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@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ The Box
Mail-in-a-Box turns a fresh Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit machine into a working mail server, including: Mail-in-a-Box turns a fresh Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit machine into a working mail server, including:
* An SMTP server for sending/receiving mail, with STARTTLS required for authentication, and greylisting to cut down on spam (postfix, postgrey). * An SMTP server for sending/receiving mail, with SSL/TLS required to protect your password, opportunistic TLS to prevent mass surveillance, and greylisting to cut down on spam (postfix, postgrey).
* An IMAP server for checking your mail, with SSL required (dovecot). * An IMAP server for checking your mail, with SSL/TLS required to protect your password (dovecot).
* A webmail client over SSL so you can check your email from a web browser (roundcube, nginx). * A webmail client over HTTPS so you can check your email from a web browser (roundcube, nginx).
* Spam filtering with spam automatically going to your Spam folder (spamassassin). * Spam filtering right to your Spam folder (spamassassin).
* DKIM signing on outgoing messages (opendkim). * DNS pre-set with SPF and DKIM to prove to recipients that your email was from you (nsd, opendkim) --- the machine acts as its own nameserver to automatically set this up.
* The machine acts as its own DNS server and is automatically configured for SPF and DKIM (nsd). * DNSSEC and DANE TLSA to force cryptographically-secure communications in certain cases, especially between Mail-in-a-Boxes.
* Configuration of mailboxes and mail aliases is done using a command-line tool. * Configuration of mailboxes and mail aliases is done using a command-line tool or an HTTP-based API (accessible from within the server only).
* Basic system services like a firewall, intrusion protection, and setting the system clock are automatically configured (ufw, fail2ban, ntp). * Basic system services like a firewall, intrusion protection, and setting the system clock are automatically configured (ufw, fail2ban, ntp).
This setup is what has been powering my own personal email since September 2013. This setup is what has been powering my own personal email since September 2013.