mail server help

[cmacia06]

Ok I freshly installed ubuntu server and selected it to install the mail server part. I would like to know the additional steps needed to be able to connect to it thought my client software. I have set up everything else (ssh, ftp...) and it all works. Do I need to setup up authentication? Or is that done by adding users to the system? Any help is appreciated.

[lisati]

Thread moved to Server Platforms.

You might want to check out tools such as Dovecot or Courier

[spynappels]

This is a very good comprehensive guide, tested on Ubuntu:

http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/