Where is email stored in Linux?

Where is email stored in Linux?

/var/mail/
As per the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, mail is stored in /var/mail/ .

Can Sendmail receive email?

For security reason sendmail is by default configured to accept connection from local system (127.0. 0.1), to avoid open mail relay problem.

How can I create my own mail server?

What You’ll Need To Set Up a Personal Email Server

1. A separate computer with enough hard drive capacity, which will act as the email server.
2. Domain name for the email server that you’ll use to set up email addresses.
3. Reliable, high-speed internet connection.
4. An operating system like Windows or Linux to run the server.

Is there a way to store email in postfix?

Postfix server by itself does not store email (not for a long time at least) – it can only temporarily queue until it is forwarded to intended recipient(s). Typically only IMAP (or outdated POP3) servers actually store your email.

Where does postfix store outbound email in alpine?

Alpine stores outbound emails in /home/[username]/mail/sent-mail for example. Postfix does not store outgoing mail permanently. Once it’s off the system, it’s no longer the responsibility of the MTA. If you need a permanent copy, Bcc: yourself, or use whatever your MUA offers (like you mention for Alpine).

Where are the postfix log files in Ubuntu?

My question: I want to log every activity of my postfix server. Neither the default file /var/log/mail nor any other concerning mail or postfix exists. What’s the exact string to put into the configuration file /etc/postfx/main.cf to enable logging?

Why does postfix reject mail from example.com?

Line 2: the virtual_alias_domainssetting tells Postfix that example.com is a so-called virtual alias domain. If you omit this setting then Postfix will reject mail (relay access denied) or will not be able to deliver it (mail for example.com loops back to myself).