Maildrop is a mail filter that is used to filter incoming emails and deliver them to the appropriate mailbox. In this tutorial, we will be installing Maildrop on OpenBSD.
Before you start the installation process, you will need the following:
Open the terminal and update the package repository:
sudo pkg_add -u
Install the dependencies required for Maildrop:
sudo pkg_add -I courier-authlib courier-authlib-mysql pcre gmake
Download the Maildrop source code from the official GitLab page:
sudo ftp https://gitlab.com/markbeeson/maildrop/-/archive/master/maildrop-master.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded code archive:
sudo tar xzf maildrop-master.tar.gz
Navigate to the extracted directory:
cd maildrop-master
Compile and install Maildrop using the make command:
sudo make install
Copy the sample configuration file to its location:
sudo cp /usr/local/share/examples/maildrop/mailfilter /etc/mail/mailfilter
Edit the mailfilter file to specify the desired parameters:
sudo vi /etc/mail/mailfilter
Restart the mail server to apply the changes:
sudo /etc/rc.d/sendmail restart
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Maildrop on OpenBSD!
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