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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Minimal Mail Server Setup for Local Mail Transfer Post 302684743 by nixie on Friday 10th of August 2012 03:10:12 AM
Old 08-10-2012
Minimal Mail Server Setup for Local Mail Transfer
I am trying to get stored mail out of an old mail client. I figured that the easiest way to do it is with IMAP by logging in with both clients. I can copy the mail to the server from the old mail client, and back down into the new mail client.

Rather than using a real mail account on the internet, I was hoping there was an easy way to set up a minimal mail server (doesn't need any security, or to actually send/receive mail from the internet) in a virtual machine (say turnkey linux, ubuntu or some easy to set up distro). All I need is the ability to connect to a mailbox, create folders and shuttle mail back and forth from mail clients inside my firewall.

I know setting up a mail server properly can be quite a task, and the stuff I have found so far is just a bit beyond my comprehension. I was hoping there might be a simple way to do this given my minimal requirents.

Any help would be appreciated... suggested package(s) / pointers / etc.

Thanks.
 

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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS

from

from(1B)					     SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands						  from(1B)

NAME

       from - display the sender and date of newly-arrived mail messages

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/ucb/from [-s sender] [username]

DESCRIPTION

       The  from utility prints out the mail header lines in your mailbox file to show you who your mail is from. If  username is specified, user-
       name's mailbox is examined instead of your own.

OPTIONS

       The following option is supported:

       -s sender       Only display headers for mail sent by  sender.

USAGE

       See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of from when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2**31 bytes).

FILES

       /var/mail/*

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWscpu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       biff(1B), mail(1B), attributes(5), largefile(5)

SunOS 5.10							    28 Jan 2004 							  from(1B)
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