/etc/inetd.conf and boot scripts echo "smtp stream tcp nowait qmaild /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env \ tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd" >> /etc/inetd.conf Add: sh -cf '/var/qmail/rc &' to your boot scripts, so that the qmail daemons are restarted whenever your system reboots. Make sure you include the &. Configuration information for some commonly used MUAs can be found in the /var/qmail/doc/INSTALL.mbox file. Most MUAs can be configured to use qmail Mailbox format buy putting the following in ~/.profile: MAIL=$HOME/Mailbox; export MAIL