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 Claws-mail, Rainloop or Thunderbird email clients 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 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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| - | You do **not** need to install an imap or pop3 server to get paclink-unix to work. For your initial install I advise against doing this. After you have confirmed that paclink-unix is working with just an MTA only then would I embark on configuring an imap or pop3 server. Why would you want an imap or pop3 server? One of the ways I use paclink-unix is from my Android Nexus tablet I use the K-9 Mail program & invoke the wl2k transport programs via a web interface. That code is in the paclink-unix cvs tree under webapp. So the short answer is that you can support more mail clients with an imap/pop3 interface than a movemail interface. Mail clients that support the movemail interface are Thunderbird, mutt & most webmail clients such as neomail. | + | |
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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]] | ||
