Dec 26, 2018 This post is intended as a reply to the post Migrating from macOS Server Mail service to Postfix/Dovecot given that macOS Server 5.7.1 has removed most of what made macOS Server macOS Server. Prior to migrating from open source solutions for BIND and Postfix to Apple's Mac OS X Server, I used Bernard Teo's (Cutedge Systems) Postfix Enabler for Tiger to get up and running. Stores credentials for your email accounts on their servers. Stores your emails on their servers to push them to your devices. Server infrastructure seems to be located in the US. GyazMail is available for all versions of Mac OS X / macOS starting with version 10.1 See More. Gmail makes use of standard mail protocols, and Apple Mail supports the methods of communicating with the Gmail servers. You can add a Gmail account the same way you'd add any POP or IMAP account you currently use. Most versions of OS X and the newer macOS have an automated system that creates Gmail accounts for you.
- Verify an email account’s outgoing server in Mail on Mac. If you see an alert that your message can’t be sent using a specific outgoing mail server, it’s possible that you’re not using the required server for the email account, or the server may be configured incorrectly in Mail preferences.
- There are now complete, working ports of all macOS services in MacPorts, including a much-improved Mail server and Apple’s Calendar and Contacts server. Both the Mail server and the Calendar and Contacts Server also have working APNS if you keep around a method to have a deprecated Server.app version reissue the APNS certificates.
- If you're running Mac OS X version 10.10 or later, follow these steps to set up an Exchange email account: Open Mail, and then do one of the following: If you've never used Mail to set up an email account, the Welcome to Mail page opens. Go to step 2. If you've used Mail to create email accounts, select Mail.
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This is meant to be a follow-on to my User Tip Setting up a local web server on OS X. Setting up a mail server is a bit more complex and not always required, so I put this document into its own post. I tried to use mail server in OS X Server, but found this process easier. 🙂
Requirements:
- Solid understanding of Terminal.app and how to run command-line programs.
- Basic understanding of mail servers.
- Basic usage of vi. You can substitute nano if you want.
- Xcode and basic understanding of how to build software form the command line.
Lines in bold are what you will have to type in at the Terminal.
Replace <your local host> with the name of your machine. Ideally, it should be a one-word name with no spaces or punctuation. It just makes life easier.
Replace <your short user name> with your short user name.
Replace <your login password> with your password.
Here goes... Enjoy!
Download the UW IMAP software fromftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/imap
If using the Finder
- from the Go menu choose Connect to Server...
- enter ftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/imap under Server Address:
- Login as guest
- Drag the file imap-2007f.tar.gz to your Desktop
Double click imap-2007f.tar.gz to expand the archive.
Fix the makefile. Open imap-2007f/Makefile and comment out line 422 that reads:
EXTRACFLAGS='$(EXTRACFLAGS) -DMAC_OSX_KLUDGE=1'
by inserting a # pound symbol at the start of the line so that it reads:
#EXTRACFLAGS='$(EXTRACFLAGS) -DMAC_OSX_KLUDGE=1'
Build the software with:
make oxp SSLDIR=/usr SSLCERTS=/System/Library/OpenSSL/certs
Create a place to store the server:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/libexec
Copy the server into place:
sudo mv ipopd/ipop3d /usr/local/libexec
Create a PAM authentication module:
sudo cp /etc/pam.d/ftpd /etc/pam.d/pop
Create a self-signed certificate (this is all on one line):
sudo openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -out /System/Library/OpenSSL/certs/ipop3d.pem -keyout /System/Library/OpenSSL/certs/ipop3d.pem -days 3650
Fill in the prompts for your local mail server.
Create launchd config files
sudo touch /Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.washington.pop3.plist
sudo vi /Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.washington.pop3.plist
Enter the following content:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC '-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN' 'http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd'>
<plist version='1.0'>
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>edu.washington.pop3</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/local/libexec/ipop3d</string>
</array>
<key>Sockets</key>
<dict>
<key>Listeners</key>
<dict>
<key>Bonjour</key>
<false/>
<key>SockServiceName</key>
<string>pop3</string>
<key>SockType</key>
<string>stream</string>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>inetdCompatibility</key>
<dict>
<key>Wait</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
Do the same for /Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.washington.pop3s.plist. changing Label to edu.washington.pop3s and SockServiceName to pop3s.
Load the launchd config files:
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.washington.pop3.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.washington.pop3s.plist
Test your POP server:
openssl s_client -connect localhost:995
CONNECTED(00000003)
depth=0 <certificate stuff…>
emailAddress=<the e-mail address you used for the certificate>
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verify error:num=18:self signed certificate
verify return:1
depth=0 <certificate stuff…>
emailAddress=<the e-mail address you used for the certificate>
verify return:1
---
Certificate chain
0 s:<certificate stuff…>
i:<certificate stuff…>
---
Server certificate
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
<certificate content in base64>
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
subject=<certificate stuff…>
emailAddress=<the e-mail address you used for the certificate>
issuer=<certificate stuff…>
emailAddress=<the e-mail address you used for the certificate>
---
No client certificate CA names sent
---
SSL handshake has read 1037 bytes and written 328 bytes
---
New, TLSv1/SSLv3, Cipher is AES256-SHA
Server public key is 1024 bit
Secure Renegotiation IS supported
Compression: NONE
Expansion: NONE
SSL-Session:
Protocol : TLSv1
Cipher : AES256-SHA
Session-ID: <something…>
Session-ID-ctx:
Master-Key: <something else…>
Key-Arg : None
Start Time: 1311510626
Timeout : 300 (sec)
Verify return code: 18 (self signed certificate)
---
+OK POP3 localhost 2007f.104 server ready
user <your short user name>
+OK User name accepted, password please
pass <your login password>
+OK Mailbox open, <some number of> messages
quit
+OK Sayonara
read:errno=0
Edit the launchd config file for postfix:
sudo vi /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.postfix.master.plist
Add the following:
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<true/>
after the lines:
<key>Label</key>
<string>org.postfix.master</string>
And remove the following:
<string>-e</string>
<string>60</string>
Restart postfix master:
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.postfix.master.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.postfix.master.plist
Test your SMTP server:
telnet <your local host> 25
Trying fec0:0:0:fea9::1...
Connected to <your local host>.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 pele.local ESMTP Postfix
EHLO <your local host>
250-<your local host>
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 10485760
250-VRFY
250-ETRN
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-8BITMIME
250-DSN
250-BINARYMIME
250 CHUNKING
Hold down the control key and type ]:
Enter the following at the telnet> prompt:
telnet> quit
Construct a test message:
From: <your short user name>@<your local host>
To: <your short user name>@<your local host>
Subject: This is a local test
This is a local test of the mail system.
Send your test message:
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cat test.txt | sendmail -t
Setup Apple Mail to connect to:
Incoming Mail Server: <your local host>
User Name: <your short user name>
Password: <your login password>
Outgoing Mail Server SMTP: <your local host>
Use only this server: checked
Advanced:
Port: 995
Use SSL checked
Authentication: Password
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Check your e-mail in Apple Mail. Accept the certificate.