Installing Maildrop on OpenBSD

Maildrop is a mail filter that is used to filter incoming emails and deliver them to the appropriate mailbox. In this tutorial, we will be installing Maildrop on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation process, you will need the following:

• A running instance of OpenBSD
• An internet connection

Installation steps

1. Open the terminal and update the package repository:

   sudo pkg_add -u
   

2. Install the dependencies required for Maildrop:

   sudo pkg_add -I courier-authlib courier-authlib-mysql pcre gmake
   

3. Download the Maildrop source code from the official GitLab page:

   sudo ftp https://gitlab.com/markbeeson/maildrop/-/archive/master/maildrop-master.tar.gz
   

4. Extract the downloaded code archive:

   sudo tar xzf maildrop-master.tar.gz
   

5. Navigate to the extracted directory:

   cd maildrop-master
   

6. Compile and install Maildrop using the make command:

   sudo make install
   

7. Copy the sample configuration file to its location:

   sudo cp /usr/local/share/examples/maildrop/mailfilter /etc/mail/mailfilter
   

8. Edit the mailfilter file to specify the desired parameters:

   sudo vi /etc/mail/mailfilter
   

9. Restart the mail server to apply the changes:

   sudo /etc/rc.d/sendmail restart
   

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Maildrop on OpenBSD!