====== Topic 211: E-Mail Services ======

Perteneciente a [[informatica:certificaciones:lpic:lpic-2|LPIC-2]]

Módulos:

  * [[informatica:certificaciones:lpic:lpic-2:211_email_services:211.1_using_e-mail_servers|211.1 Using e-mail servers]] (4)
  * [[informatica:certificaciones:lpic:lpic-2:211_email_services:211.2_managing_e-mail_delivery|211.2 Managing E-Mail Delivery]] (2)
  * [[informatica:certificaciones:lpic:lpic-2:211_email_services:211.3_managing_remote_e-mail_delivery|211.3 Managing Remote E-Mail Delivery]] (2)

===== Recomendaciones =====

De cara al examen, habría que tener claro:

  * Conocer el funcionamiento del envío de correos por Internet.
  * Conocer los principales MTA.
  * Asegurar una configuración sencilla de Postfix.
  * Configurar dominios virtuales con Postfix.
  * Conocer los MDA courier-pop y courier-imap.
  * Conocer el MDA Dovecot.

**What is the path to the global postfix configuration file? (Please specify the complete directory path and file
name)**

  * ''/etc/postfix/main.cf''

**What postfix configuration setting defines the domains for which Postfix will deliver mail locally? (Please provide only the configuration setting name with no other information)**

  * ''mydestination''

''myorigin'' sería con qué los envía.

**Where is the user foo's procmail configuration stored, if home directories are stored in /home? Please enter the complete path to the file.**

  * ''/home/foo/.procmailrc''

**What is the name of the dovecot configuration variable that specifies the location of user mail?**

  * ''mbox''
  * ''mail_location'' (**Solución**)
  * ''user_dir''
  * ''maildir''
  * ''user_mail_dir''

**A Mail User Agent (MUA) is responsible for what part of the e-mail process?**

  * Functioning as a gateway for local and remote messages
  * Transferring messages from one server to another
  * Retrieving user email for display (client applications) (**Solución**)
  * Delivering mail to the local mail spool

**Which of the following directories are the dovecot external configuration files found in?**

  * ''/etc/dovecot/config.d''
  * ''/etc/dovecot/modules.d''
  * None of the Above
  * ''/etc/dovecot/conf.d'' (**Solución**)

**Which of the following utilities will allow you to make changes to or display the configuration of your Postfix email server?**

  * ''postinfo''
  * ''postcheck''
  * ''postconf'' (**Solución**)
  * ''posttest''

**SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.**

  * Verdadero (**Solución**)
  * Falso