Mail Toaster FAQ

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General Info

 * advice for big servers
 * what applications are installed
 * queue info
 * qmail-notify
 * where can I find old versions
 * how much mail is too much in a mailbox?
 * multilog date stamps
 * All about relaying
 * message routing
 * submitting patches

Setup (How do I...)

 * Hardware Recommendations
 * proper sizing of disk partitions
 * use a signed SSL certificate
 * configure a firewall
 * set up a secondary MX
 * publish ezmlm list archives
 * save a copy of all messages
 * deliver mail to mail.example.com
 * configure Thunderbird
 * configure Mail.app
 * run Mail Toaster in a FreeBSD jail
 * avoid rejecting users authenticating on port 587
 * automatically report spamtrap spam to Razor
 * Configure Squirrelmail to Store Prefs and Address Books in Mysql

Management

 * email domain management
 * old message expiration
 * logs
 * migrate to new server
 * starting or stopping qmail
 * how do I block abusive users?
 * how do I survive a joe-job attack?
 * blocking mail to bogus users
 * Populating /var/qmail/control/badhelo

Upgrading

 * hard drive upgrade
 * migrating to Mail Toaster

Troubleshooting

 * mail isn't coming in
 * mua related (pop, imap, webmail, etc)
 * authdaemond fails until it has been restarted
 * courier authdaemon times out after 8 hours?
 * OpenSSL errors?
 * random authentication failures
 * Authenticated Email Sending?
 * where are my nightly reports going?
 * Outlook/OE fail to authenticate on port 465/587
 * SpamAssassin reports "R/O: tie failed: Permission denied" in sendlog
 * testing email - various ways