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:
Go to the website https://gitlab.com/markbeeson/maildrop.
Click on the green "Clone" button located on the top right side of the page.
Select "Download Zip".
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.
Run the following command to create a user for Maildrop:
sudo useradd -r -s /sbin/nologin -m -c "Maildrop user" maildrop
Create the following directory:
sudo mkdir /var/lib/maildrop/
Copy the configuration file maildrop.filter to the folder /var/lib/maildrop:
sudo cp /usr/local/etc/maildroprc /var/lib/maildrop/maildrop.filter
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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