This is a short tutorial to install Postfix, Courier-authlib Dovecot and MailScanner in Opensuse 11.1 x86_64 O/s
This tutorial also working for other x86_64 o/s or 64 bit O/s

What is Dovecot ?

Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind. Dovecot is an excellent choice for both small and large installations. It's fast, simple to set up, requires no special administration and it uses very little memory.

What is MailScanner ?

This is a short tutorial to install Postfix, Courier-authlib and  Courier-imap in Opensuse 11.1 x86_64 O/s
This tutorial also working for other x86_64 o/s or 64 bit O/s

Install C Compiler and Dependencies

zypper in gcc gcc-c++ ncurses-devel pam-devel automake gettext-tools db1 db43 db43-devel libdb-* libopenssl-devel*

Edit ld.so.conf and add 1 lines below

#vi /etc/ld.so.conf

In this tutorial i assume you already have postfix, cyrus-sasl and courier Imap running in OpenSUSe server.

If you still don't have any mailserver running on your server.
You can follow the installation step from this URL : http://www.wowtutorial.org/tutorial/178.html

What is the different in this tutorial and above tutorial?

The different is in this tutorial we will not using vm-pop3d but we will using courier-imap

In This tutorial i will write a steps how to configure postfix to working with dspam and clamav.
So if you search my site for Postfix Cyrus SASL, Mysql, Postfixadmin, Courier Authlib and Courier Imap you can click here

So What is Dspam ?

What is Postfix, Cyrus-SASL and Vm-pop3d ?

Postfix is a free and open source mail transfer agent (MTA), a computer program for the routing and delivery of email. It is intended as a fast, easy-to-administer, and secure alternative to the widely-used Sendmail MTA.

What is Postfix, Postfixadmin, Cyrus-SASL, Courier Authlib, Courier-Imap, Squirellmail ?

Postfix is a free open source mail transfer agent (MTA), a computer program for the routing and delivery of email. It is intended as a fast, easy-to-administer, and secure alternative to the widely-used Sendmail MTA.

Postfix Admin is a web based interface to configure and manage a Postfix based email server for many users.

What is Postfix, Postfixadmin, Cyrus-SASL, Courier Authlib, Courier-Imap, Squirellmail ?

Postfix is a free open source mail transfer agent (MTA), a computer program for the routing and delivery of email. It is intended as a fast, easy-to-administer, and secure alternative to the widely-used Sendmail MTA.

Postfix Admin is a web based interface to configure and manage a Postfix based email server for many users.