Perfect Server Edgy - install courier-authdaemon

[yunus89115]

I am on page 5 of the Perfect server HowTo and when I get to the step

Run this to install Courier-IMAP/Courier-IMAP-SSL (for IMAPs on port 993) and Courier-POP3/Courier-POP3-SSL (for POP3s on port 995):

apt-get install courier-authdaemon courier-base courier-imap courier-imap-ssl courier-pop courier-pop-ssl courier-ssl gamin libgamin0 libglib2.0-0

I get a failure message saying

E: Couldn't find package courier-authdaemon

Any thoughts or workarounds that I could use? I tried just not choosing the authdaemon package but none of the other courier packages will work either.

Just for background purposes I am an expert in Windows but a total novice in Linux so dont be afraid to spell something out or talk to me like im in first grade because as far as Linux servers are concerned I am in first grade.


Thanks for all your help!

[martinfst]

What's in the file

/etc/apt/sources.list

[yunus89115]

sources.list contains

## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse


deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe

I just tried uncommenting all the sources and then rebooting but got the same error message.

[martinfst]

Courier resides in the universe repository. Uncomment (remove the # sign) of the lines with universe (4 lines). Then retry.

[martinfst]

Execute

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

after uncommenting. Rebooting has no effect whatsoever. It's not sw from Redm....

[yunus89115]

Thanks, got past that and finished up the installation in no time.

[yunus89115]

I've got another question about the server. I can send email just fine but I cant seem to access email. When I send it to the address it does not kick back instantly which it did before I fixed my mx record but I get an error involving sending the password.

Error sending password: -ERR chdir Maildir failed

I know this is just a setting in a file but im stuck.

Thanks

[falko]

Did you configure Postfix to deliver emails to Maildir instead of mbox?

[yunus89115]

I have run the following commands

postconf -e 'home_mailbox = Maildir/'
postconf -e 'mailbox_command ='
/etc/init.d/postfix restart

I tried to check mail before and after I ran those commands and neither worked.

I thought at first mail was not failing but I had a dns registration error so it was waiting a long time before sending the failures but now if I send an email to my domain it immediately comes back with a failure

PERM_FAILURE: SMTP Error (state 9): 554 5.7.1 <ben@*****.com>: Relay access denied

When I try to check the mail on the linux server I get the Unable to connect to POP server server.*****.com Error sending password: Broken pipe

***** is in place of my domain



Edit

found this post
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2
it solved my problems

for now...