localhost email (virtual users)

vampireJ

How do you accomplish this (better if in debian)? I am thinking something like a horde / squirrelmail frontend with some email accounts (but not system users).

I just need to test (the email sending part of) some php apps that I am making.

Thanks!

vampireJ

this looks outdated but I would still try it for now
http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-virtual-emails-accounts-with-postfix-and-dovecot

OneTwo

don't use mysql with postfix.

sleddog

@OneTwo said: don't use mysql with postfix.

You have a reason for saying that?

vampireJ

the link didn't work for me though

any suggestions? I want something like what cpanel have in its management of email accounts

sleddog

@vampireJ said: How do you accomplish this (better if in debian)? I am thinking something like a horde / squirrelmail frontend with some email accounts (but not system users).

I just need to test (the email sending part of) some php apps that I am making.

I'm confused about what you're trying to test. Your PHP scripts? Or the ability of the hosting server to send & receive mail?

Those are (in my mind) two different things. Doing them both at the same time complicates life....

vampireJ

I need to test out (or view) the emails that the script would be sending out.

sleddog

Can't you just send 'em to a gmail account? You can easily view the full message source there.

vampireJ

^ unfortunately no.

as I am not on a static ip- gmail would only spam it if it reaches my spam mailbox at all.

this is exactly what I need but it seems so long and complicated
http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual-users-and-domains-with-postfix-courier-mysql-and-squirrelmail-debian-squeeze

I will try anyway.

Thanks!

sleddog

@vampireJ said: as I am not on a static ip- gmail would only spam it if it reaches my spam mailbox at all.

Your ISP probably provides an SMTP server for you. If so, install postfix and set

relayhost = my.isp.server

in /etc/postfix/main.cf