From 93a79e6cd506b96dafc0ccf669caf47339d98676 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick Reader <67427173+pxeger@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:06:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] change Dovecot/Postfix definition Technically Postfix is responsible for sending *and* receiving mail between *your server and other SMTP servers* (Mail Transfer Agents). Dovecot is only so you can view your mail in email clients on your computer instead of server, which is not really *receiving*. You can have a perfectly functional email system with no IMAP/POP server at all, you'd just have to read your email over SSH or whatever --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f1d934d..bc219ac 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ actually works perfectly. ## This script installs -- **Postfix** to send mail. -- **Dovecot** to receive mail. +- **Postfix** to send and receive mail. +- **Dovecot** to get mail to your email client (mutt, Thunderbird, etc). - Config files that unique the two above securely with native log-ins. - **Spamassassin** to prevent spam and allow you to make custom filters. - **OpenDKIM** to validate you so you can send to Gmail and other big sites.