ervan:~# tail -f /var/log/blog

Requirement

* GNU C Compiler and other small packages required

debian:~# apt-get install gcc build-essential automake autoconf autoreconf libncurses5-dev g++

COURIER AUTHLIB

Package

debian:~# wget http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/project/courier/authlib/0.63.0/courier-authlib-0.63.0.tar.bz2
debian:~# tar -jxvf courier-authlib-0.63.0.tar.bz2

Installation

debian:~# cd courier-authlib-0.63.0
debian:~/courier-authlib-0.63.0# ./configure --with-authshadow
debian:~/courier-authlib-0.63.0# make && make install

Configuration

debian:~# cp /usr/local/etc/authlib/authdaemonrc.dist /usr/local/etc/authlib/authdaemonrc
debian:~# cd /usr/lib/sasl2/
debian:~/usr/lib/sasl2# nano smtpd.conf
pwcheck_method: authdaemond
log_level: 3
mech_list: PLAIN LOGIN
authdaemond_path:/usr/local/var/spool/authdaemon/socket

Starting Courier Authlib

debian:~# /usr/local/sbin/authdaemond start
debian:~# tail -f /var/log/mail.log
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: modules="authuserdb authpam authshadow authcustom authpipe", daemons=5
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installing libauthuserdb
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installation complete: authuserdb
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installing libauthpam
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installation complete: authpam
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installing libauthshadow
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installation complete: authshadow
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installing libauthcustom
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installation complete: authcustom
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installing libauthpipe
Mar 31 04:35:15 debian authdaemond: Installation complete: authpipe

COURIER IMAP

Creating New User

debian:~# adduser ervan
Adding user `ervan' ...
Adding new group `ervan' (1005) ...
Adding new user `ervan' (1004) with group `ervan' ...
Creating home directory `/home/ervan' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for ervan
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
        Full Name []:
        Room Number []:
        Work Phone []:
        Home Phone []:
        Other []:
Is the information correct? [Y/n] Y

Package

debian:~# su ervan
ervan@debian:/root$ cd
ervan@debian:~$ wget http://superb-sea2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/courier/imap/4.7.0/courier-imap-4.7.0.tar.bz2
ervan@debian:~$ tar -jxvf courier-imap-4.7.0.tar.bz2

Installation

ervan@debian:~$ cd courier-imap-4.7.0
ervan@debian:~$ ./configure
ervan@debian:~$ exit
debian:~# cd /home/ervan/
debian:~# make && make install && make install-configure

Configuration

debian:~# nano /usr/lib/courier-imap/etc/imapd
#### modify these 2 lines below ###
IMAP_MAILBOX_SANITY_CHECK=0
IMAPDSTART=YES

Starting Courier IMAP

debian:~# /usr/lib/courier-imap/libexec/imapd.rc start

The Test
Open your command prompt

D:\>telnet ervanmardianto.com 143
* OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UIDPLUS CHILDREN NAMESPACE THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT THRE
AD=REFERENCES SORT QUOTA IDLE ACL ACL2=UNION STARTTLS] Courier-IMAP ready. Copyr
ight 1998-2010 Double Precision, Inc.  See COPYING for distribution information.
a login ervan password
a OK LOGIN Ok.