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2021-10-16 19:03:12 -05:00
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title: bobamail
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toc: true
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aliases:
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- /mail
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bobamail uses Mailcow, a mail server suite which runs on open source software
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and a modern user interface.
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## URLs
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- Webmail: https://mail.boba.best/SOGo/
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- bobamail ui: https://mail.boba.best/
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## Signup
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Currently, bobamail is in private beta for people that I know. Keep an eye on
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the [blog](/blog) and/or its [RSS feed](/blog/index.xml) for updates.
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## Mailcow
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bobamail runs [Mailcow](https://mailcow.email/), which is a full mail server
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suite that runs on open source software. The following sections will go over
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some of the main features.
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### Spam and Malware Scanning
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Mailcow uses [Rspamd](https://www.rspamd.com/) for spam filtering, virus
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detection (via [ClamAV](https://www.clamav.net/)), and DKIM signing.[^1]
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#### Greylisting
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Emails that could possibly be spam (7+ points[^2]) are
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[greylisted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greylisting_(email)) (otherwise known
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as a soft reject). This means that at first, the message is temporarily
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rejected. Legitimate email servers will keep track of this and try again
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(usually after a few minutes). If this happens, then the email will eventually
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be allowed through. If the email got 8 or more points, then it will also be sent
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to the Junk folder instead of Inbox.
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#### Learning
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Rspamd will automatically learn an email as spam (or ham) if you move it into
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your Junk folder from any other folder except Trash. It will also automatically
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learn using emails that get an extremely high or extremely low score.[^3]
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### bobamail ui
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This is the web interface provided by Mailcow for configuring various things
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about your account. This is separate from the webmail client provided by SOGo,
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which allows you to view your emails.
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#### Temporary Aliases
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You can create temporary aliases (otherwise known as spam aliases) in the
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[bobamail ui](https://mail.boba.best/). These aliases can be created for time
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periods varying from one hour to four weeks. Temporary aliases can be created
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and deleted at any time.[^4]
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#### Plus Aliases and Tagging
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Mailcow supports "tagging" your email address using the plus sign. For example,
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mail sent to example+shopping@boba.best and example+work@boba.best will both go
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to example@boba.best. Anything can be put after the plus sign, as long as it
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makes a valid email address. In [bobamail ui](https://mail.boba.best), under the
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"Set handling for tagged mail" section, you can choose what to do with mail sent
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to these addresses. You can choose to either:[^5]
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- do nothing, and send the email to your Inbox
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- add the tag to the subject (ex. `[shopping] New deals`)
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- move the mail to a subfolder under Inbox (ex. Inbox/shopping)
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### Webmail Client
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Mailcow provides a webmail interface using [SOGo](https://www.sogo.nu/). It
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provides an easy-to-use web-based mail client in case you don't want to use one
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on your computer. In addition, SOGo provides an address book and calendar.[^6]
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SOGo is separate from [bobamail ui](https://mail.boba.best/), which is Mailcow's
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UI, for changing various settings.
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#### Calendar and Address Book
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SOGo also provides a calendar and contacts system. You can access them through
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the webmail interface, or by connecting them to your devices using CalDAV and
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CardDAV.[^7]
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[^1]: [https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-rspamd/](https://web.archive.org/web/20210511143552/https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-rspamd/)
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[^2]: [https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-rspamd/#spam-filter-thresholds-global](https://web.archive.org/web/20210511143552/https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-rspamd/#spam-filter-thresholds-global)
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[^3]: [https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-rspamd/#learn-spam-ham](https://web.archive.org/web/20210511143552/https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-rspamd/#learn-spam-ham)
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[^4]: [https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-mailcow_ui-spamalias/](https://web.archive.org/web/20210511143709/https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-mailcow_ui-spamalias/)
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[^5]: [https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-mailcow_ui-tagging/](https://web.archive.org/web/20210511143721/https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-mailcow_ui-tagging/)
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[^6]: [https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-sogo/](https://web.archive.org/web/20210511143745/https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-sogo/)
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[^7]: [https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/client/client-manual/#contacts-and-calendars](https://web.archive.org/web/20210511143740/https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/client/client-manual/#contacts-and-calendars)
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