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 ===== Prerequisite(s) ===== ===== Prerequisite(s) =====
  
 +==== DNS ====
 Having already configured an email server previously (see some extra notes below), I'd already setup DNS records, similar to in this guide: Having already configured an email server previously (see some extra notes below), I'd already setup DNS records, similar to in this guide:
   * See sections "Setting up DNS" & "Verify DNS": [[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-postfix-e-mail-server-with-dovecot|How To Set Up a Postfix E-Mail Server with Dovecot]]   * See sections "Setting up DNS" & "Verify DNS": [[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-postfix-e-mail-server-with-dovecot|How To Set Up a Postfix E-Mail Server with Dovecot]]
-  * Note for TXT records: TXT records are a type of Domain Name System (DNS) record that contains text information for sources outside of your domain. You add these records to your domain settings. You can use TXT records for various purposes. Google uses them to verify domain ownership and to ensure email security.+  * Note for TXT records: 
 +    * TXT records are a type of Domain Name System (DNS) record that contains text information for sources outside of your domain. You add these records to your domain settings. You can use TXT records for various purposes. Google uses them to verify domain ownership and to ensure email security. 
 +    * [[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-spf-record-for-your-domain-with-google-apps|How To Create a SPF Record For Your Domain with Google Apps]]
  
  
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 ====== Useful Tricks ====== ====== Useful Tricks ======
 +
 +===== Migrate Mailbox =====
 +
 +<code bash>
 +# Change to home directory
 +cd ~
 +
 +# Copy mailbox data from backup
 +sudo cp -r /mnt/volume_lon1_01/disk_backup/home/david/Maildir .
 +
 +# Fix file and directory ownership
 +sudo chown -R david:david Maildir
 +</code>
 +
 +===== bounce (forward) email =====
  
 In ''mutt'' to bounce (forward) an email to another address (say a HTML email forward to a regular mailbox), press ''b'' when the email is selected and then put the address into the application and hit enter. In ''mutt'' to bounce (forward) an email to another address (say a HTML email forward to a regular mailbox), press ''b'' when the email is selected and then put the address into the application and hit enter.
 +
 +===== Requirements for Gmail to receive emails =====
 +
 +==== MX Records ====
 +
 +==== Google Domain TXT record ====
 +
 +  * https://support.google.com/a/answer/183895?hl=en
 +
 +==== PTR Records ====
 +
 +> Mail servers must meet a number of requirements to prevent their messages from being blocked, e.g. have a PTR record. The use of authentication methods such as SPF, DKIM or DMARC minimize the chance that messages are marked as spam.
 +
 +  * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15771932/the-ip-youre-using-to-send-mail-is-not-authorized-to-send-email-directly-to-our
 +  * https://support.google.com/mail/answer/81126
 +  * Digital Ocean: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/manage-records/#ptr-rdns-records
  
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