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= Mailbox Integration =
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Use of the imip-agent software should not affect the solutions chosen to store
 
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mail received by your mail system. However, the software does support direct
 
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connections to mail storage solutions employing the LMTP protocol. See the
 
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[[../MailIntegration/LMTP|LMTP guide]] for more information.
 
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It can, however, be useful to see how delivery to various kinds of mailboxes
 
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and mail storage is done, in case you have not already decided on a particular
 
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solution. Tested solutions are as follows:
 
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{{{#!table
 
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'''Solution''' || '''Details'''
 
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==
 
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[[http://www.cyrusimap.org/|Cyrus]] is a mail storage system that exposes
 
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mailboxes using the [[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501|IMAP]] protocol
 
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The Cyrus documentation provides a guide on integrating Cyrus with
 
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[[http://www.cyrusimap.org/docs/cyrus-imapd/2.5.6/install-configure.php#mta|MTAs]].
 
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==
 
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[[http://dovecot.org/|Dovecot]] is a mail server that supports IMAP and
 
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[[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1939|POP3]]. It can be configured to serve
 
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mail stored in traditional mailbox formats
 
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The Dovecot documentation provides guides for integrating Dovecot with
 
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[[http://wiki2.dovecot.org/LMTP/Exim|Exim]] and with
 
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[[http://wiki2.dovecot.org/HowTo/PostfixDovecotLMTP|Postfix]].
 
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}}}
 
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== Exim ==
 
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Example configuration files for Exim are distributed in `conf/exim/lmtp`:
 
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{{{#!table
 
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'''File''' || '''Purpose'''
 
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==
 
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`30_exim4-config_cyrus_lmtp`
 
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|| Delivers messages to Cyrus via LMTP
 
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`30_exim4-config_dovecot_lmtp`
 
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|| Delivers messages to Dovecot via LMTP
 
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}}}
 
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On Debian systems, these files would be copied into the `/etc/exim4/conf.d/transport`
 
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directory.
 
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The mailbox integration for local system users is also found in the
 
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`conf/exim/lmtp` directory:
 
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{{{#!table
 
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'''File''' || '''Purpose'''
 
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==
 
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`890_exim4-config_cyrus_lmtp_local_system`
 
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|| Routes messages for local system users to Cyrus
 
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`890_exim4-config_dovecot_lmtp_local_system`
 
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|| Routes messages for local system users to Dovecot
 
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}}}
 
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Meanwhile, both the `conf/exim/ldap` and `conf/exim/simple` directories
 
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provide the following files. The appropriate file for the chosen configuration
 
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should be used:
 
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{{{#!table
 
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'''File''' || '''Purpose'''
 
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`890_exim4-config_cyrus_lmtp_local_lmtp`
 
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|| Routes messages for local virtual users to Cyrus
 
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`890_exim4-config_dovecot_lmtp_local_lmtp`
 
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|| Routes messages for local virtual users to Dovecot
 
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}}}
 
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On Debian systems, these files would be copied into the `/etc/exim4/conf.d/router`
 
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directory. Depending on whether system user identities are to be employed for mail
 
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or whether genuine virtual identities (not connected to the system) are to be
 
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employed, one type (`local_system` or `local_lmtp`) of these files should be
 
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selected.
 
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== Postfix ==
 
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Example configuration files for Postfix are distributed in `conf/postfix/lmtp`:
 
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{{{#!table
 
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'''File''' || '''Purpose'''
 
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`lmtp_generic`
 
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|| Configures LMTP delivery for local recipients (for installation into
 
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.. `/etc/postfix`)
 
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`master.cf.items`
 
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|| Enables LMTP delivery for local recipients
 
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`transport.items`
 
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|| Defines LMTP delivery methods for local recipients
 
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These files provide example definitions for the `master.cf` and `transport`
 
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files that typically reside under `/etc/postfix`. Their contents can be
 
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merged with those files as appropriate.
 
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== Permissions ==
 
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Note that remarks about permissions management in the
 
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[[../MailIntegration/LMTP|LMTP guide]], concerning communication with mail
 
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storage systems such as Cyrus, also apply when getting MTAs such as Postfix
 
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to communicate with those systems. Consequently, it may be necessary to add
 
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the dedicated MTA system user to a specially-created `lmtp` group. For
 
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example:
 
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{{{
 
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adduser postfix lmtp
 
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}}}
 
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See the [[../SystemUsers|system users guide]] for more information on the `lmtp`
 
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group.