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This article outlines specifically how to use your server to send emails. Another term for this is setting up a null client. For receiving emails and hosting we recommend a dedicated mail server or for non-profits or small businesses to setup their domain name with Google which is free.

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sudo postconf \-e 'home_mailbox = Maildir'

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If we want multiple domains, for example, earth.com, just add it to the list by editing /etc/postfix/main.cf and adding earth.com to the mydestination line.

More commands,

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sudo postconf -e "inet_interfaces = loopback-only" # receive no mail from the network, and do not deliver any mail locally

Setup MX Records

Warning

This section should be filled out with a general discussion of what MX is for and how to configure within Rackspace.

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http://cloudservers.rackspacecloud.com/index.php/Postfix_-_Basic_Settings_in_main.cf - Rackspace instructions on postfix, the Slicehost actually seems better

http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.html - talks about null client