source: server/mail/courier/courier-intro.xml@ e1ed593

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<title>Introduction to <application>Courier</application></title>

<para>The <application>Courier</application> package contains a Mail Transport 
Agent (<acronym>MTA</acronym>). This is useful for sending email to other users 
of your host machine. It can also be configured to be a central mail server for
your domain or a mail relay agent. The <application>Courier</application> 
packages also includes a web-based email interface, <acronym>IMAP</acronym>,
<acronym>IMAP</acronym>-<acronym>SSL</acronym>, <acronym>POP</acronym>3, and
<acronym>POP</acronym>3-<acronym>SSL</acronym>. The configuration
listed below will allow users with <acronym>PAM</acronym> and virtual-users in 
a <application>My<acronym>SQL</acronym></application> Database access to email.</para>


<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&courier-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&courier-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &courier-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &courier-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &courier-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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<sect3><title><application>Courier</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="gdbm"/> or <xref linkend="db"/></para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="mysql"/> or <xref linkend="postgresql"/>, 
<xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/>, <xref linkend="openssl"/>, 
<xref linkend="fam"/>, <xref linkend="openldap"/>, expect, 
<xref linkend="apache"/> and <xref linkend="aspell"/></para></sect4>
</sect3>

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