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go-postfixadmin: painel moderno para seu servidor Postfix

go-postfixadmin: a modern dashboard for your Postfix server

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Anyone who has built an email server with Postfix + Dovecot knows the ritual: the classic PHP PostfixAdmin, a web server configured just for it, and an interface frozen in time. go-postfixadmin is my modern answer: a single Go binary with the entire Vue 3 frontend embedded — a dashboard … Read more

A história do PostfixAdmin: o balcão do usuário virtual

The history of PostfixAdmin: the virtual user's service counter

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In 2002, Mischa Peters of High5! released a PHP application so he would not have to edit MySQL by hand: virtual domains, mailboxes, and aliases. He called it PostfixAdmin. GPL. Postfix delivered the mail; it lacked a service counter. Twenty-four years later, PostfixAdmin 4.0.5 (July 5, 2026) is still that counter — now with TOTP, app passwords, DKIM, … Read more

A história do Dovecot: o pombal que virou o IMAP

The history of Dovecot: the dovecote that became IMAP

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In July 2002, a Finnish developer who had already written irssi released an IMAP server designed to be neither Courier nor UW. He called it Dovecot — a shelter for pigeons. Five years later, on April 13, 2007, version 1.0.0 arrived. Timo Sirainen noted: “almost five years, but it is ready.” Twenty-four … Read more

A história do Postfix: o correio que nasceu na IBM

The history of Postfix: the mail system born at IBM

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In 1997, Wietse Venema at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center began writing an MTA so he would not have to live with Sendmail. On December 14, 1998, the code was released. It was called VMailer, then IBM Secure Mailer, then Postfix — “post” for mail, “fix” for repair. Twenty-eight years later, Postfix … Read more