XMail Server on Mac OSX, How to install ...

I would like to install xmailer server after reading all the comments about it. I am at a lost on how to do it. I am running Mac OS 10.3. Can you tell how to install it.

Thanks.

FBarnett

Hang on - I'll prepare a short startup guide this afternoon.

A 1st step guide for XMail on OSX:

Further questions? Please let me know.

Thank you for your help. I still have a problem with the make file comand, the command cannot not be found. What directory would that file be in?

Thanks.

FBarnett.

You need to install the developer tools which come on an extra CD with your system.
Or download the latest XTools from http://developer.apple.com/tools/download/
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Thanks for you help. Now I just have to complete the installation.

Franklyn

new problem

from my mail client what userid password i should use to connect to xmail ? I created userids using CtrlClnt and it went ok. I can see the users created in mailuser.tab, however using the same id and passowrd when i try to connect from my mail client it says login failed.

when i send emails to my newly created ids from other computers (or yahoo mail), they dont get rejected message, however i dont know how to read them from my mail client.

i can send messages from my mail client to outside using xmail as a outbound mail server.

thanks.

At first, verify if XMail successfully owns its ports with

telnet server_ip 25
telnet server_ip 110

In both cases XMail's welcome message should be displayed.

Set up your client as follows:

Any error messages on your client ?

Thank you for your reply. Is it possible for you to give an example of how to go about setting up the mail client. I am using Apple Mail. This would include the password.

Thank you

Franklyn

Let's assume your XMail machine is 192.168.0.1, your domain is local.net and your username is fbarnett:

Mail/settings/Acounts/Account_Information:
- Server Name: 192.168.0.1
- Username: fbarnett@local.net
- Password: your_password

Under Server_Options:
- SMTP Server: 192.168.0.1
- Port: 25
- Identification: Password
- Username: fbarnett@local.net
- Password: your_password

Mail/settings/Acounts/Extras:
- Port: 110
- Identification: Password

Some menu points can vary, because I use the german version here.

I am trying this for the first time so bear with me. Also thanks for your patience. I have tried everything you suggested (I think); however i still get an error when trying to connect to the server xmail will not accept my password. I have a custom host with dyndns.org and my domain is fdbarnett.com and my ip address 10.0.0.3. How do I set this up in the Mailroot, usertab etc. and in preference of the mail client. When I start my machine I do not see Xmail starting. I hope I have explained my problem clearly.

Thank you very much.

Franklyn.

When I
telnet fbarnett.com 25
it resolves to 10.0.1.3, not 10.0.0.3. Port 25 is not open.

At first run XMail in debug mode with
./XMail -Md --debug

Then do the telnet checkup from above. If you cannot connect, check your OSX and router firewall settings. Port 25 and 110 need to be open to operate SMTP and POP3.
Also check, if your domain name points to the correct IP.

A system startup howto will follow tomorrow.

Here it comes. All required files attached!

This installation lets Postfix live beside XMail, which is the most simple way.
Otherwise you'd need to delete the StartupItems/postfix folder and to add some hostconfig variable checks to the xmail script like those inside the postfix script.



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 xmail_osx_startupitem.tgz

How to configure your OSX builtin firewall:

Some names can vary, because I run the german edition here.

I appreciate your feedback very much. This will help to build up a universal installation guide for XMail on OSX. Many future users will be thankful for that!

I am so sorry to say that I did previously delete the Postfix startup file.

Franklyn.