Install paclink-unix
- Configure a single MTA
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- | This wiki describes a basic Debian install of paclink-unix that will work with most e-mail clients. If you are installing paclink-unix on a machine with no keyboard or display then you will use a command line mail client like [[http://www.mutt.org/ | mutt]]. If the install is to a 'regular' linux box with keyboard & screen I'm going to assume you are using Thunderbird email client or something that allows configuring a Unix movemail account. | + | This wiki describes a basic Debian install of paclink-unix that will work with most e-mail clients. If you are installing paclink-unix on a machine with no keyboard or display then you will use a command line mail client like [[http://www.mutt.org/ | mutt]]. If the install is to a 'regular' linux box with keyboard & screen I'm going to assume you are using Thunderbird email client or something that allows configuring a Unix movemail account. For some background on how e-mail works I found this link helpful: [[http://wiki.mutt.org/?MailConcept | A short introduction to the notorious MxA bunch]]. |
- | While I have installed & config'ed sendmail, the package, I think it is easier to config [[http://www.postfix.org/ | postfix]] for the MTA. There is usually some confusion over **sendmail**. There is [[wp>sendmail]] the package & sendmail the program which can be found in any of these Debian packages: | + | ===== Before you Start ===== |
+ | * [[plu:before_you_start | Before You Start]] | ||
- | nbsmtp , smail, nullmailer, exim4-daemon-heavy, masqmail, courier-mta, msmtp-mta , esmtp-run, ssmtp, sendmail-bin, xmail, postfix, exim4-daemon-light. | + | ===== Installation Steps ===== |
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- | Background on the default MTA debate for Debian can be found [[https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/DefaultMTA | here]] | + | |
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- | For some background info on how e-mail works I found this link helpful: [[http://wiki.mutt.org/?MailConcept | A short introduction to the notorious MxA bunch]]. | + | |
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- | If you have suggestions for additions or corrections to this wiki please post them to the [[http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/paclink-unix/conversations/messages | paclink-unix yahoo group]]. | + | |
- | ====== Installation Steps ====== | + | |
* [[plu:verify_kernel | Verify kernel has AX.25 stack enabled]] | * [[plu:verify_kernel | Verify kernel has AX.25 stack enabled]] | ||
* [[plu:install_ax25 | Install AX.25 Library, apps & tools]] | * [[plu:install_ax25 | Install AX.25 Library, apps & tools]] | ||
* [[plu:install_plu | Install paclink-unix]] | * [[plu:install_plu | Install paclink-unix]] | ||
- | * [[plu:install_postfix | Configure postfix]] | + | * [[plu:install_postfix | Configure postfix]] or [[plu:install_exim | configure exim]] |
+ | ===== Test & Verify ===== | ||
+ | * [[plu:test_verify | Tips to verify your paclink-unix configuration]] | ||
+ | ===== Use Cases ===== | ||
+ | * [[plu:use_cases]] | ||
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+ | ====== Changing this Wiki ====== | ||
+ | If you have suggestions for additions or corrections to this wiki please post them to the [[http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/paclink-unix/conversations/messages | paclink-unix yahoo group]]. | ||
- | ===== Test & Verify ===== | ||
- | * [[plu:test_verify | Tips to verify your paclink-unix configuration]] |