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Why did the Roundcube installer fail?

The installation failed There’s a good chance your postgres database is damaged. Open the logs and if you see lines similar to below, you have a postgres database issue. database system was interrupted record with zero length invalid primary checkpoint record You will find the log here: /Library/Logs/PostgreSQL/PostgreSQL.log The Roundcube installer needs a healthy database. […]

How do I modify the topicdesk-Roundcube configuration

To make changes to the Roundcube configuration, there are two files to be considered. This file contains Roundcube default settings. Use this as a reference, but don’t make changes to this file. /usr/local/topicdesk/roundcube/WebApp/config/defaults.inc.php To make a change, copy the line(s) from defaults.inc.php and add it to with your change to: /usr/local/topicdesk/roundcube/WebApp/config/config.inc.php The config.inc.php file should […]

How do I view logs for topicdesk-Roundcube

You’ll want to increase logging first, so edit: /usr/local/topicdesk/roundcube/WebApp/config/main.inc.php You will find several logging options, here a few options with default settings. Change them to suit your needs. $rcmail_config[‘debug_level’] = 1; $rcmail_config[‘log_logins’] = false; $rcmail_config[‘log_session’] = false; $rcmail_config[‘imap_debug’] = false; $rcmail_config[‘smtp_debug’] = false; Logs will be saved to: /usr/local/topicdesk/roundcube/WebApp/logs/

Implementing Postgrey on OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion with Server 2.x

1. Introduction 2. Requirements 3. Getting and installing the required components 4. Getting and installing Postgrey 5. Using Postgrey to greylist incoming messages 6. Caveats – READ this chapter! 1. – Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide instructions on how to implement Postgrey on OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion with Server 2.x.

Implementing DomainKeys/DKIM on OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion with Server 2.x

1. Introduction 2. Requirements 3. Using Mail::DKIM to verify incoming messages 4. Using amavisd-net to sign outgoing messages 5. Advanced configuration options 6. Caveats – READ this chapter! 1. Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide instructions on how to implement DomainKeys/DKIM on OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion with Server 2.x.

What is virtual mail hosting or are virtual mail domains

A quote from Apple’s documentation: Virtual hosting is a method you can use to host more than one domain name on the same computer and IP address, with overlapping mail user names. For example, a mail server can receive mail transfer requests for two domains, mail.example1.com and mail.example2.com, both of which resolve to the same […]

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