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> On Jun 13, 2016, at 8:08 PM, Christopher Ahrens > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, > Just finished setting up my shiny new OpenBSD-based IMAP server. > > Long time OpenBSD user, but finally got myself a nice reliable OpenBSD box > (Something with a static IP on a network with a proper level of uptime) that > I can use for e-mail. > > I followed the instructions in the FAQ to set my server up, everything went > flawlessly except two little bits that might be worth adding: > > * dovecot.conf needed mail_location to be set, I ended up using: > "mail_location = maildir:/mail/%d/%n:LAYOUT=fs" > (I have a 1 TB disk mounted to /mail, the rest is on a 20 GB SSD) > > * I also had to bump up the number of open files in login.conf, specifically: > > > daemon:\ > :ignorenologin:\ > :datasize=infinity:\ > :maxproc=infinity:\ > -- :openfiles-cur=128: > ++ :openfiles-cur=1024:\ > :stacksize-cur=8M:\ > :localcipher=blowfish,9:\ > :tc=default: > Look in /usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes I believe or maybe one level up there is dovecot info. I'm pretty sure it gives a login.conf example you will want to look at. > > Otherwise the documentation was very helpful and simple enough to follow, but > not too simple. I went from a fresh OpenBSD 5.9 box to working, and fully > secured, IMAP server in a few hours with TLS everywhere and fully trusted > certs and spam / virus protection. I used to be a corporate email admin and > this was the simplest, yet most secure and robust install I've ever done. > Plus everything is encrypted except on machines I don't control, it's been > too long since I've had that. > > I would suggest adding in a part on using 'encrypt -p -b 8' to produce the > passwords for /etc/mail/passwd. And perhaps a section added to STARTTLS on > the certificate format it uses (i.e. take the CA certificate, append the > intermediate certificate, then attach the server cert. All in the same file, > all in pem format.) > > > > > > -Christopher Ahrens > > > > > > > -- > You received this mail because you are subscribed to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send a mail to: [email protected] > -- You received this mail because you are subscribed to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send a mail to: [email protected]
