Difference between revisions of "Amahi Mail System"
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# Create a web app in Amahi named webmail. | # Create a web app in Amahi named webmail. | ||
# Open a terminal window, become '''root''', and navigate to <u>/var/hda/web-apps/webmail</u> directory. | # Open a terminal window, become '''root''', and navigate to <u>/var/hda/web-apps/webmail</u> directory. | ||
| − | # Download the file to this directory and extract it into the <u>html</u> directory of webmail. | + | # Download the file (ensure you pick the correct one for your system) to this directory and extract it into the <u>html</u> directory of webmail. |
# From the <u>html</u> directory, run the '''host-update-virtual-mail-1.2.sh''' script. This will check your hostname. If it is not correct, you will be given an opportunity to change it. | # From the <u>html</u> directory, run the '''host-update-virtual-mail-1.2.sh''' script. This will check your hostname. If it is not correct, you will be given an opportunity to change it. | ||
# Once it completes, run the '''install-virtual-mail-1.2.sh''' script. The dependencies will be first and you must answer the prompt to continue. | # Once it completes, run the '''install-virtual-mail-1.2.sh''' script. The dependencies will be first and you must answer the prompt to continue. | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 27 September 2009
DISCLAIMER: Although this has been tested, use at your own risk. I cannot guarantee that it will work for your system or not cause any serious problems.
The Amahi Mail System is still under development. It allows you to send/receive mail from your HDA. There are some quirks depending on if you have a registered domain with a paid service provider. These will be elaborated on more at a later time.
Script download links:
32-bit: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1380867/32bit-virtual-mail-1.2.tar.gz
64-bit: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1380867/64bit-virtual-mail-1.2.tar.gz
Here's the sequence of events to get the virtual email server up and running:
- Create a web app in Amahi named webmail.
- Open a terminal window, become root, and navigate to /var/hda/web-apps/webmail directory.
- Download the file (ensure you pick the correct one for your system) to this directory and extract it into the html directory of webmail.
- From the html directory, run the host-update-virtual-mail-1.2.sh script. This will check your hostname. If it is not correct, you will be given an opportunity to change it.
- Once it completes, run the install-virtual-mail-1.2.sh script. The dependencies will be first and you must answer the prompt to continue.
- Watch the script for errors. At 2 points, you will have to provide responses for the script to finish successfully.
- At the first prompt for testing the pop3 server, just type quit.
- The second prompt you need to type ehlo localhost, then if everything appears ok then type quit.
- Once the script is complete, note the user name and password.
- Navigate to http://webmail and enter your login credentials.
- To uninstall, run the uninstall-virtual-mail-1.2.sh script.
You should now be in your account via webmail. There will be 2 messages, one is a welcome and the other is a SPAM test to show it's working. I forgot to mention that you can access the mail server from any email client as well within your network. Unfortunately, there is currently no front-end for administering accounts, so you will have to modify the database via phpMyAdmin or Adminer.
NOTE: These scripts were adapted from a tutorial authored by Falko Timme at http://howtoforge.net/virtual-users-domains-postfix-courier-mysql-squirrelmail-fedora-10.
