Tag: postfix

  • Hardening Postfix

    Hardening Postfix

    While there are plenty of good (and not so good) anti-spam solutions available, most of them cost a bit of money in terms of purchasing and licensing fees. Even without a dedicated appliance, there are several ways you can harden the Postfix MTA against spam and other internet nasties. In this article, we’re going to…

  • Require TLS for certain domains in Postfix

    Require TLS for certain domains in Postfix

    Recently, I was asked if it was possible to require Transport Layer Security (TLS) for sending email for certain domains, through a specific relay. For added complexity, the list of domains would need to be updated daily. Of course it’s possible, I said. And yes, Postfix is up to the challenge. Here’s how to require…

  • How to use Postfix as a frontend for MS Exchange

    How to use Postfix as a frontend for MS Exchange

    This article explains how to use Postfix as a frontend for MS Exchange, with integrated spam filter and virus scnning. The base for this setup is openSUSE Linux 11.3., but it should work for most other distributions out there. It assumes you already have a running installation of Linux. We’ll be using postfix, amavisd-new, clamav…