Software:Mail-in-a-Box

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Short description: Open Source software for mail server hosting
Mail-in-a-Box
Original author(s)Joshua Tauberer
Initial releaseAugust 2013; 10 years ago (2013-08)
Stable release
v65 / 27 October 2023; 8 months ago (2023-10-27)
Repositorygithub.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox/
Written inPython
Operating systemUbuntu Server 22.04
Available inEnglish
TypeEmail service
LicenseCC0
Websitemailinabox.email

Mail-in-a-Box is a free and open-source program for mail server hosting developed by Joshua Tauberer.[1][2] The software's goal is to enable any user to turn a cloud system into a mail server in few hours.[3] The tool enables developers to host mail for multiple users and multiple domain names.[4][5]

The default configuration provides a spam detection system, monitoring, reporting and backup mechanisms.[6] It can also set up and automatically renew a Let's Encrypt certificate, as well as configuring the detailed DNS configurations needed to ensure that a mail server's IP address is trusted by other servers, and less likely to be blacklisted.[6][7] Its support for IMAP/SMTP facilitates synchronizing across devices.[7]

First developed in 2013 by Tauberer, the tool is written in Python. The project supports Ubuntu LTS.[8][9]

It has been recommended by the notable Hackaday and MakeTechEasier.[10][11]

References

  1. "The G2 on Mail-in-a-box". https://www.g2.com/products/mail-in-a-box/reviews. 
  2. finid (2015-05-15). "How To Run Your Own Mail Server with Mail-in-a-Box on Ubuntu 14.04" (in en). https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-run-your-own-mail-server-with-mail-in-a-box-on-ubuntu-14-04. 
  3. SK. "Mail-in-a-Box: An Open Source Mail Server Solution | Unixmen" (in en-US). https://unixmen.com/mail-in-a-box-an-open-source-mail-server-solution/. 
  4. "Mail-in-a-Box email" (in en-US). 2018-01-07. https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-in-a-box-email/63443/3. 
  5. Misle, Faisal (2019-10-31). "How to Create an Email Server with Mail-in-a-Box" (in en). https://www.linode.com/docs/email/how-to-create-an-email-server-with-mail-in-a-box/. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "How to Install Mail-in-a-box on Ubuntu 18.04" (in en). 2019-03-15. https://www.vultr.com/. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Free Software To Use As Email Service Provider" (in en). https://products.containerize.com/transactional-email/mail-in-a-box/. 
  8. "Release v0.60 · mail-in-a-box/mailinabox" (in en). https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox/releases/tag/v60. 
  9. ". · Issue #1819 · mail-in-a-box/Mailinabox". https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox/issues/1819. 
  10. By (2021-06-05). "Wreck Your Mail Before You Check Your Mail" (in en-US). https://hackaday.com/2021/06/05/wreck-your-mail-before-you-check-your-mail/. 
  11. Red, Ramces (2023-02-28). "How to Create an Email Server in Linux with Mail-In-A-Box" (in en-US). https://www.maketecheasier.com/create-email-server-linux-with-mail-in-a-box/. 

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