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This guide will show you how to setup Postfix mail server running alongside Cyrus SASL, Courier-IMAP and SquirrelMail. Once everything is setup you will be able to read and write emails using the SquirrelMail web interface and be able to access your email anywhere in the world!

Sometimes you may in need to use an external SMTP provider to send your emails, and usually ISPs give instruction on how to configure mail clients such as Outlook or Thunderbird. But what if you are already using an internal SMTP server such as Postfix?

These guidelines are for Debian (but may be helpful with other systems as well) and are related to Postfix. The SMTP provider in the example is AuthSMTP which is a well known provider for SMTP relaying.

BOFH Settings

By default Courier handles mail with corrupt formatting in a very annoying way (IMHO), it creates a new mail and then attaches the old mail to it. While this does stop a lot of viruses in their tracks it also confuses SpamAssassin and garbles mail from poorly written but popular mail clients (Outlook and Outlook Express for example). This set up is changed by creating a file called /etc/courier/bofh and entering the following setting:

opt BOFHBADMIME=accept

After making any changes to this file you need to restart Courier. These settings can also be made on a per-IP basis using smtpaccess but they are generally more useful site wide.

A claim to the modern day growler states that in 1989, Charlie Otto and his father were discussing the dilemma facing the Otto Brothers Brewery. They wanted to offer "beer-to-go" for their local customers, but they were not yet in a position to bottle. Father Otto suggested the use of "growlers," which were used in his younger days, but Charlie recognized the need for an updated package type. He purchased a small silkscreen machine, and set it up on his patio. Soon he was silk-screening his logo on half-gallon glass bottles that resembled moonshine jugs. The modern-day "growler" was introduced.