Installing Mailman3 in a qmail + vpopmail server
Mailman is free software for managing electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists. Mailman is integrated with the web, making it easy for users to manage their accounts and for list owners to administer their lists. Mailman supports built-in archiving, automatic bounce...
ChangeLog
Jul 1, 2026- I added notes on how to install an hCaptcha filter on mailman/Postorius May 10, 2026roundcube upgraded to v. 1.7.1 (security release) May 14, 2026- dovecot upgraded to v. 2.4.4 May 10, 2026roundcube upgraded to v. 1.7.0 Apr 7, 2026- qmail v. 2026.04.07 Mar...
qmail - basic setup
Changelog Jun 25, 2026- netqmail branch for OpenBSD users available Aug 19, 2025- netqmail-1.07.1: now compiles with gcc 15.3 Feb 10, 2025- the original netqmail sources are now compatible with latest gcc and clang compilers- renamed as netqmail-1.07 the original netqmail sources after the...
qmail + vpopmail + Dovecot | Roberto's qmail notes
Quoting D. J. Bernstein definition qmail is a secure, reliable, efficient, simple message transfer agent. It is designed for typical Internet-connected UNIX hosts References D. J. Bernstein's qmail site http://cr.yp.to/qmail.html Old qmail.org site Life with qmail Erwin Hoffman's "qmail support" site John Simpson's "qmail information" pages see also: my...
Upgrading qmail
Latest version 2026.04.07 (github) Changelog Readme For my convenience I moved the qmail sources to my github space. Nonetheless, all information about qmail and related programs will continue to be posted in this web space, and this pages remain the place to eventually seek...
Installing ClamAV
Info: http://www.clamav.net Latest version: 1.5.2 Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. Changelog Mar 4, 2026- clamav upgraded to v 1.5.2 Oct 11, 2025 - clamav upgraded to v 1.5.0. A recent version of...
Server Name Indication (SNI) for qmail and dovecot
Server Name Indication (SNI) is a TLS extension that enables a server to present different certificates based on the hostname requested by the client during the TLS handshake. In modern email environments, multiple domains frequently share the same IP address for SMTP,...
Installing a Let's Encrypt certificate for your qmail, dovecot and apache servers
Changelog Feb 25, 2026- the hook.sh script optionally configures qmail and dovecot for Server Name Indication (SNI) Jun 6, 2025- dehydrated now launches a hook.sh script which handles the post-installation tasks (assemble and copy the certificate into the qmail dir, restart the server...
