🆕 Software Suggestion | OpenSMTP (+ IMAP/POP Server) #1626

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2020-01-02T21:53:15Z

ManMade-cube42 commented

2020-01-02 21:53:15 +00:00

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Basic Information

Name: OpenSMTP + IMAP/POP Client (example: Dovecot)
Category: Become Your Own Email Provider
URL: https://www.opensmtpd.org/
Developer: OpenSMTPD is part of the OpenBSD Project.
License: "[...] an ISC license" [1]

Description

OpenSMTPD is a Unix system daemon implementing the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol to deliver messages on a local machine or to relay them to other SMTP servers. - Wikipedia

Considering OpenSMTP is only an SMTP server, users will likely also want an IMAP server (example: Dovecot)

Tutorial: https://poolp.org/posts/2019-09-14/setting-up-a-mail-server-with-opensmtpd-dovecot-and-rspamd/

In my experience, clients like Mail-In-A-Box lack the required documentation for users of platforms like BSD or even popular Linux distros like Debian; For example Mail-in-a-Box only has docs for Ubuntu. [2]

## Basic Information **Name:** [OpenSMTP](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSMTPD) + IMAP/POP Client (example: [Dovecot](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovecot_(software))) **Category:** [Become Your Own Email Provider](https://www.privacytools.io/providers/email/) **URL:** https://www.opensmtpd.org/ **Developer**: OpenSMTPD is part of the [OpenBSD Project](https://www.openbsd.org/). **License**: "[...] an ISC license" [[1](http://archive.ph/LCDol)] ## Description > OpenSMTPD is a Unix system daemon implementing the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol to deliver messages on a local machine or to relay them to other SMTP servers. - [Wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSMTPD) Considering OpenSMTP is only an SMTP server, users will likely also want an IMAP server (example: [Dovecot](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovecot_(software))) **Tutorial**: https://poolp.org/posts/2019-09-14/setting-up-a-mail-server-with-opensmtpd-dovecot-and-rspamd/ ________________________ In my experience, clients like Mail-In-A-Box lack the required documentation for users of platforms like BSD or even popular Linux distros like Debian; For example Mail-in-a-Box only has docs for Ubuntu. [[2](http://web.archive.org/web/20200102215620/https://mailinabox.email/guide.html)]

Mikaela commented

2020-01-02 22:32:18 +00:00

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@dngray thoughts?

dngray commented

2020-01-11 15:14:31 +00:00

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We could incorporate this into the new email section, but would very much have to be under an advanced heading. Setting up a mail server and maintaining it is by no means a trivial process.

20 Aug 2017

How To Run Your Own Mail Server (c0ffee.net)

We could incorporate this into the new email section, but would very much have to be under an advanced heading. Setting up a mail server and maintaining it is by no means a trivial process. #### 20 Aug 2017 - [How To Run Your Own Mail Server (c0ffee.net)](https://www.c0ffee.net/blog/mail-server-guide/)

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ManMade-cube42 commented

2020-02-01 22:42:03 +00:00

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We could incorporate this into the new email section, but would very much have to be under an advanced heading. Setting up a mail server and maintaining it is by no means a trivial process.

I definitely agree, anyone attempting to set up their own email server is going to be unleashed to a moderately difficult set of tools and pieces of software.

However as I stated in my original post, I do think users will realize that not all of them are running supported platforms by Mail-in-a-Box like OpenBSD or even CentOS.
Other users will probably want something a bit easier and lightweight than Mailcow.

For these instances, OpenSMTP could really thrive.

Also, I do think much of the headache with setting up a server is the documentation.
Perhaps PTIO and c0ffee.net could help with this, and add links to a tutorial.

Edit: Users may also want to consider the resources provided by IRCNow.

> We could incorporate this into the new email section, but would very much have to be under an advanced heading. Setting up a mail server and maintaining it is by no means a trivial process. I definitely agree, anyone attempting to set up their own email server is going to be unleashed to a moderately difficult set of tools and pieces of software. However as I stated in my original post, I do think users will realize that not all of them are running supported platforms by Mail-in-a-Box like OpenBSD or even CentOS. Other users will probably want something a bit easier and lightweight than Mailcow. For these instances, OpenSMTP could really thrive. ________________________________ Also, I do think much of the headache with setting up a server is the documentation. Perhaps PTIO and c0ffee.net could help with this, and add links to a tutorial. **Edit**: Users may also want to consider the resources provided by [IRCNow](https://ircnow.org/kb/doku.php?id=openbsd:mail).

dngray commented

2020-02-03 02:25:03 +00:00

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Edit: Users may also want to consider the resources provided by IRCNow.

We will only be putting high quality resources there. That page is largely missing any meaningful documentation. It won't be added.

For these instances, OpenSMTP could really thrive.

OpenSMTP is only one piece of the complete puzzle, we're not going to start recommending individual pieces.

> **Edit**: Users may also want to consider the resources provided by [IRCNow](https://ircnow.org/kb/doku.php?id=openbsd:mail). We will only be putting high quality resources there. That page is largely missing any meaningful documentation. It won't be added. > For these instances, OpenSMTP could really thrive. OpenSMTP is only one piece of the complete puzzle, we're not going to start recommending individual pieces.

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Reference: privacyguides/privacytools.io#1626