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How to Install Maildrop on OpenSUSE Latest

Step 1 - Install necessary packages

Before you begin installing Maildrop, make sure to install the necessary packages for dependencies. Follow the steps below to install the packages:

sudo zypper install flex bison db-devel

Step 2 - Download Maildrop

To download Maildrop, follow the steps given below:

  1. Go to the website https://gitlab.com/markbeeson/maildrop.

  2. Click on the green "Clone" button located on the top right side of the page.

  3. Select "Download Zip".

  4. Save the downloaded file to your desired location.

Step 3 - Extract and Build Maildrop

Extract the downloaded zip file using the following command:

unzip maildrop-master.zip

Navigate to the extracted folder and run the following commands:

cd maildrop-master
make configure
./configure
make

Step 4 - Install Maildrop

After running the above commands, you can now install Maildrop using the following command:

sudo make install

Step 5 - Configure Maildrop

After installing Maildrop, you need to create a user for Maildrop and also set up the Maildrop configuration files.

  1. Run the following command to create a user for Maildrop:

    sudo useradd -r -s /sbin/nologin -m -c "Maildrop user" maildrop
    
  2. Create the following directory:

    sudo mkdir /var/lib/maildrop/
    
  3. Copy the configuration file maildrop.filter to the folder /var/lib/maildrop:

    sudo cp /usr/local/etc/maildroprc /var/lib/maildrop/maildrop.filter
    
  4. Update the ownership of the /var/lib/maildrop folder to match the user that you created earlier:

    sudo chown -R maildrop:maildrop /var/lib/maildrop
    

Step 6 - Test Maildrop

To test Maildrop, you can use the following command:

echo "Subject: Test email" | maildrop /var/lib/maildrop/maildrop.filter

You should receive an email similar to "Maildrop Test" <maildrop-test@localhost>.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed and configured Maildrop on OpenSUSE Latest.

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