Setting Up an SMTP Server That Passes Anti-Spam Filters

Today, email providers all have anti-spam filters. Some simply move the email to a “spam” folder, but others delete the email entirely. To counter this problem, sending servers must prove their legitimacy. Prerequisites: A Linux VPS with internet access A domain name Here, we will use a Debian 7 VPS and an OVH domain. Installing Postfix and mailutils Postfix will be our mail sending server. Installing Postfix sudo apt-get install postfix During installation, you are asked which type of configuration you want. Choose “Internet Site”, which is a basic configuration without redirecting to other servers. Then you are asked for the server’s domain name. ...

March 19, 2018 · 5 min · Flavien Jourdren