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The Book of Postfix: State-of-the-Art Message Transport
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.713
EAN: 9781593270018
Edition: 1st
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1593270011
Label: No Starch Press
Manufacturer: No Starch Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: March 25, 2005
Publisher: No Starch Press
Studio: No Starch Press
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Editorial Review:
Best practices for Postfix--the popular alternative to Sendmail. Developed with security and speed in mind, Postfix has become a popular alternative to Sendmail and comes preinstalled in many Linux distributions as the default mailer. The Book of Postfix is a complete guide to Postfix whether used at home, as a mailrelay or virus-scanning gateway, or as a company mailserver. Practical examples show how to deal with daily challenges like protecting mail users from spam and viruses, managing multiple domains, and offering roaming access.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A must read for postfix maintainers
I found this book easy to use and understand. It filled in a LOT of blanks and provided me with a much fermer understanding of how to setup postfix and the many ancillary programs it supports. Well done.
Rating: - Best book on the subject.
I own all the books on this subject that I know of -- the two others being Kyle Dent's book "Postfix: The Definitive Guide" (written with Wietse Venema and published by O'Reilly), and "Postfix" by Richard Blum.
Ralf is one of those kinds of guys that participates actively on various Postfix-related mailing lists, and widely shares his knowledge with anyone who needs help. And he has an excellent style of writing.
Normally, O'Reilly books are the definitive standard by which ... Read More
Rating:  - Not Worth the Time or Money
I found some gems in this book but I don't recommend it. The authors should learn to write in English and the Publisher should learn the art of copy editing. Otherwise, this book could have worked.
Whoever wrote Chapter 15 did a good job and wrote the best material in the book. But, he/she still didn't give the reader an clear understanding of SASL.
The authors attempted to tie everything together in Chapter 19 - A Company Mail Server. But, you literally cannot get it to work. ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent!
I purchased and read The Book of Postfix because I'm always interested in learning something new. This certainly is one hell of a book!
I'm an Exim guy myself, and I swear by the magic that Exim lets me do with a piece of mail. Ralf Hildebrandt and Patrick Koetter have certainly done a fabulous job with their book, and they have managed to make me consider using Postfix on my next project. They concisely, clearly and very beautifully bring forward how to use Postfix in real-world situations. ... Read More
Rating: - This book has no equal.
If you can only afford one book on Postfix, make it this one. I already had Postfix, the Definitive guide (which is a very good book). However, this book will take you beyond simply getting Postfix up and running.
I was able to get Postfix working with Amavisd-new to integrate virus scanning and SpamAssassin. Previously I had tried to do that using only the package documentation and what I could find online; I gave it up because I just couldn't spend any more time. Getting virus and spam ... Read More
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