In this article we will walk you through the steps on how to setup a mailserver with Exim4 and DBMail on a Debian 7 (Wheezy) Linux VPS.
What is Exim4?
It is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems which is responsible for receiving, routing, and delivering e-mail messages.
What is DBMail?
It is fast and scalable sql based email service which stores email messages in a relational database. It supports multiple front-ends like IMAP4, POP3, ManageSieve, LMTP etc. and multiple back-ends like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and SQLite.
Main advantages of DBMail are:
Scalability
Manageability
Speed
Security
Flexibility
System Requirements?
A Debian 7 Linux VPS Hosting
Database server
Exim MTA