Packages

Get the packages:

You need to add dotdeb to your apt-get sources list. dotdeb is not "official" debian. Qmail doesn't meet Debian's licensing standards.

$ sudo emacs /etc/apt/sources.list

Add (http://www.dotdeb.org/mirrors):

 deb http://ftp.yi.se/pub/software/dotdeb/ stable all

 deb-src http://ftp.yi.se/pub/software/dotdeb/ stable all

Also, unrar is in nonfree; so, apparently you have to change this too:

deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib

Now, do:

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install vqadmin vpopmail-doc vpopmail-bin unzoo unzip unrar ucspi-tcp spamassassin spamc qmailadmin qmail perl-suid libvpopmail-freecdb libvpopmail1 autorespond ezmlm-idx courier-imap courier-base courier-authvchkpw courier-authdaemon clamav-base clamav clamav-freshclam

Initial Config

1. "Enable suExec scripts?" - Yes
2. "Please choose the method for virus database updates" - daemon
3. "Select closest local mirror"
4. "Http proxy" -  <enter>
5. " Please confirm whether clamd should be notified to reload the database after successful updates." - Yes
6. "Configuring courier-base -- Create directores for web-based administration" - Yes
7. "Configuring qmail" - <enter>
8. "Start qmail now?" - Yes
9. "Qmail will be started at the next reboot. Or you can start qmail manually when you are ready by typing (as root) '/etc/init.d/qmail start' at a shell prompt. " <enter>

$ sudo shutdown -r now

External Sources

• Building an Advanced Email Server
• VPopMail Admin Guide
• Life With QMail