Install mail servers

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Step 7: Install Web/POP3/IMAP servers

Install either of the following IMAP & POP3 servers (see note):

toaster_setup.pl -s courier
toaster_setup.pl -s dovecot


and then a webmail client or three:

toaster_setup.pl -s squirrelmail
toaster_setup.pl -s sqwebmail
toaster_setup.pl -s roundcube

There is also support for v-webmail on the Mail Toaster login page but it must be manually installed. Edit mt-top.html to select which webmail interfaces are presented as options to your users.

Courier -vs- Dovecot

Courier has been the default IMAP server for many years. However, vpopmail support has always been a second class citizen to most of the courier developers. It has also been a persistent nuisance to keep working reliably due to frequent changes. However, it works well, scales well, and is still a supported feature of Mail Toaster.

Then came Dovecot. It has been an extremely dependable POP3/IMAP server. It also builds much, much faster than Courier. I highly recommend Dovecot.

There are some known Migrating to Dovecot that should be reviewed prior to switching.

Courier IMAP

Sqwebmail FreeBSD note

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Dovecot FreeBSD note

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