Slimta is a Python-based MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) that is designed to simplify email infrastructure for developers and system administrators. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Slimta on MXLinux Latest.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have:
To install Slimta, you will need to install some dependencies, including Python, pip, and libevent. You can install these dependencies by running the following command:
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip libevent-dev
To install Slimta via pip, run the following command:
sudo pip3 install slimta
This will install Slimta on your system and also install all the required dependencies.
By default, Slimta uses Postfix as a backend to deliver emails. However, you can also configure Slimta to use other MTAs like Exim, Sendmail, and Qmail.
To configure Slimta, you need to create a configuration file. You can create a sample configuration file by running the following command:
sudo slimta_quickstart.py
This will create a sample configuration file named "slimta.conf" in the current directory.
To start Slimta, run the following command:
sudo slimta start
This will start the Slimta daemon in the background.
To test Slimta, you can use the Python script named "slimta_test.py". This script can be used to send a test email to a specified email address. To use this script, run the following command:
slimta_test.py -f <from_address> -t <to_address> -m <message>
Replace <from_address> with the sender email address, <to_address> with the recipient email address, and <message> with the message body.
For example,
slimta_test.py -f user@example.com -t john@example.net -m "Hello John, this is a test email from Slimta."
This will send a test email to John's email address.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Slimta on MXLinux Latest. You can now use Slimta to manage your email infrastructure.
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