== Network applications

// vim: set sts=2 expandtab:
// Use ":set nowrap" to edit table

After establishing network connectivity (see <<_network_setup>>), you can run verious network applications.

=== Web browsers

There are many http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Browsers[web browser] packages to access remote contents with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol[Hypertext Transfer Protocol] (HTTP).


.List of web browsers.
[grid="all"]
`------------------`-------------`------------`--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
package            popcon        size         description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`iceweasel`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Web browser (X) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation_software_rebranded_by_the_Debian_project[unbranded] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox[Mozilla Firefox], )                                                                   
`iceape-browser`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Web browser (X) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation_software_rebranded_by_the_Debian_project[unbranded] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla[Mozilla] browser, removed due to security concerns http://bugs.debian.org/505565[bug#505565]) 
`epiphany-browser` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Web browser (X) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME[GNOME] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interface_guidelines[HIG] compliant browser, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(browser)[Epiphany])                                                    
`galeon`           @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Web browser (X) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME[GNOME] browser, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeon[Galeon] was superseded by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(browser)[Epiphany])                                                             
`konqueror`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Web browser (X) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE[KDE] browser, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konqueror[Konqueror])                                                                                                                                       
`w3m`              @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Web browser (text) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W3m[w3m])                                                                                                                                                                                               
`lynx`             @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
`elinks`           @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
`links`            @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
`links2`           @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Although I tend to drop reference to removed packages, I keep mozilla as an exception !

==== Browser configuration

You may be able to use following special URL strings for some browsers to confirm their settings.


- "`about:`"
- "`about:config`"
- "`about:plugins`"

Debian offers many free browser plugin packages in the main component which can handle not only http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(software_platform)[Java (software platform)] and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash[Flash] but also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1[MPEG], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-2[MPEG2], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4[MPEG4], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DivX[DivX], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Video[Windows Media Video (.wmv)], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime[QuickTime (.mov)], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3[MP3 (.mp3)], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbis[Ogg/Vorbis] files, DVDs, VCDs, etc.  Debian also offers helper programs to install non-free browser plugin packages as contrib or non-free components.


.List of browser plugin packages.
[grid="all"]
`------------------------`-------------`------------`---------`---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
package                  popcon        size         component description                                                                                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`icedtea-gcjwebplugin`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ main      Java plugin using Hotspot JIT                                                                             
`sun-java6-plugin`       @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ non-free  Java plugin for Sun\'s Java SE 6 (i386 only)                                                              
`swfdec-mozilla`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ main      Flash plugin based on libswfdec                                                                           
`mozilla-plugin-gnash`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ main      Flash plugin based on Gnash                                                                               
`flashplugin-nonfree`    @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ contrib   Flash plugin helper to install Adobe Flash Player (i386, amd64 only)                                      
`mozilla-bonobo`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ main      Mozilla plugin support for GNOME Bonobo components                                                        
`mozilla-plugin-vlc`     @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ main      Multimedia plugin based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player[VLC media player]                
`totem-mozilla`          @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ main      Multimedia plugin based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem_(media_player)[GNOME\'s Totem media player] 
`gecko-mediaplayer`      @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ main      Multimedia plugin based on (GNOME) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPlayer[MPlayer]                          
`nspluginwrapper`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ contrib   A wrapper to run i386 Netscape plugins on amd64 architecture                                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// JAVA: FREE: 1.4 CONTRIB: 1.6 NONFREE >>1.6
// FLASH: YOUTUBE=YES, GOOGLE STREET VIEW: only NON=FREE
// GRAPHICS: in order of formats.

// RC buggy and about to be removed.
// || {{{libflash-mozplugin}}} || - || - || main || Flash plugin based on libflash ||
// removed
//|| {{{gcjwebplugin}}} || - || - || main || Java plugin using Free Java Virtual Machine ||
//|| {{{sun-java5-plugin}}} || - || - || non-free || Java plugin for Sun's Java SE 5.0 (i386 only) ||


TIP: Although use of above Debian packages are much easier, browser plugins can be still manually enabled by installing "\*.so" into plugin directories (e.g., "`/usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/`") and restarting browsers.  

Some web sites refuse to be connected based on the user-agent string of your browser.  You can work around this situation by http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html#prefs[spoofing the user-agent string].  For exaple, you can do this by adding:

--------------------
user_pref{"general.useragent.override","Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0)"};
--------------------
into user configuration files such as "`\~/.gnome2/epiphany/mozilla/epiphany/user.js`" or "`\~/.mozilla/firefox/\*.default/user.js`". Alternatively, you can add and reset this variable by typing "`about:config`" into URL and right clicking its display contents. 

CAUTION: Spoofed user-agent string may cause https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83376[bad side effects with Java].

// In order to keep it short and stable, I chose not to include these:
// Other method works varying degree.  
// about:config seems edittable for firefox/iceweasel while ephiphany is just for reset and add.
// * For running X based browsers such as, {{{iceweasel}}}, you can add this variable by typing "{{{about:config}}}" into URL.
// * For running X based mail agents such as {{{icedove}}}, you can add this variable by clicking "Edit" -> "Preferences" -> "Advanced" -> "General" -> "Config Editor".
// * For permanent fix, add "{{{user_pref{"general.useragent.override","Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 4.0)"};}}}" into configuration files such as {{{~/.gnome2/epiphany/mozilla/epiphany/prefs.js}}} or {{{~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/prefs.js}}}.

// For more information, see http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html#prefs .


=== The mail system

CAUTION: If you are to set up the mail server to exchange mail directly with the Internet, you should be better than reading this elementary document.

==== Modern mail service basics

In order to contain spam (unwanted and unsolicited e-mail) problems, many ISPs which provide consumer grade Internet connection are implementing counter measures:

- The smarthost service for their customers to send message uses the message submission port (587) specified in http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4409[rfc4409] with the password (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMTP-AUTH[SMTP AUTH] service) specified in http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954[rfc4954].
- The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol[SMTP] port (25) connection from their internal network hosts (except ISP\'s own outgoing mail server) to the Internet are blocked.
- The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol[SMTP] port (25) connection to the ISP\'s incoming mail server from some suspicious external network hosts are blocked.  (The connection from hosts on the dynamic IP address range used by the dial-up and other consumer grade Internet connections are the first ones to be blocked.)

When configuring your mail system or resolving mail delivery problems, you must consider these new limitations.

In light of these hostile Internet situation and limitations, some independent Internet mail ISPs such as Yahoo.com and Gmail.com offer the secure mail service which can be connected from anywhere on the Internet using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security[Transport Layer Security (TLS) and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)] :

- The smarthost service for their customers to send message uses the SMTP/SSL port (465) or the message submission port (587) with the password (SMTP AUTH service).
- The incoming mail is accessible at the TLS/POP3 port (995) with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol[POP3].

CAUTION: It is not realistic to run SMTP server on consumer grade network to send mail directly to the remote host reliably.  They are very likely to be rejected.  You must use some smarthost services offered by your connection ISP or independent mail ISPs.  For the simplicity, I will assume that the smarthost is located at "`smtp.hostname.dom`", requires http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMTP-AUTH[SMTP AUTH], and uses the message submission port (587) in the following text.

==== Basic mail software choice


.List of popular mail system for workstation.
[grid="all"]
`--------------------`-------------`------------`--------------------------------------------------------------------
package              popcon        size         function                                                             
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`exim4-daemon-light` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Exim4 mail transport agent (MTA: Debian default)                     
`exim4-base`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Exim4 documentation (text) and common files                          
`exim4-doc-html`     @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Exim4 documentation (html)                                           
`exim4-doc-info`     @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Exim4 documentation (info)                                           
`postfix`            @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Postfix mail transport agent (MTA: alternative)                      
`postfix-doc`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Postfix documentation (html+text)                                    
`sasl2-bin`          @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Cyrus SASL API implementation (supplement postfix for SMTP-AUTH)     
`cyrus-sasl2-doc`    @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Cyrus SASL - documentation                                           
`fetchmail`          @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility                         
`procmail`           @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Mail filter utility                                                  
`mutt`               @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Mail user agent (MUA) to read/write the mail usually used with `vim` 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The choice between `exim4-\*` and `postfix` packages is really up to you.  

Although the popcon vote count of exim4 looks several times popular than that of postfix, this does not mean postfix is not popular with Debian developers.  The Debian server system uses both exim4 and postfix.  The http://wiki.debian.org/DefaultMTA[mail header analysis] of mailing list postings from prominent Debian developers also indicate both of these MTAs are as popular.

The `exim4-\*` packages are known to have very small memory consumption and very flexible for its configuration.  The `postfix` package is known to be compact, fast, simple, and secure.  Both come with ample documentation and are as good in quality and license.  

==== The mail configuration strategy for workstation

The most simple mail configuration is that the mail is sent to the ISP\'s smarthost and received from ISP\'s POP3 server by the MUA itself. This type of configuration is popular with full featured GUI based mail user agent (MUA) such as `icedove`(1), `evolution`(1), etc.. If you need to filter mail by their types, you use MUA\'s filtering function. For this case, the local mail transport agent (MTA) need to do local delivery only.

The alternative mail configuration is that the mail is sent via local MTA to the ISP\'s smarthost and received from ISP\'s POP3 by `fetchmail`(1) to the local mailbox.  If you need to filter mail by their types, you use `procmail`(1) to filter mail into separate mailboxes.  This type of configuration is popular with simple console based MUA such as `mutt`(1), `gnus`(1), etc., although this is possible with any MUAs. For this case, the local MTA need to do both smarthost delivery and local delivery.

===== The configuration of exim4

For Internet via smarthost, you (re)configure `exim4-\*` packages as follows:


--------------------
$ sudo /etc/init.d/exim4 stop
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure exim4-conf
--------------------

- Chose "mail sent by smarthost; received via SMTP or fetchmail".
- Set "IP address or host name of the outgoing smarthost:" to "smtp.hostname.dom:587".
- Reply to "Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand)?" as:
 * "No" if the system is connected to Internet while booting, or
 * "Yes" if the system is **not** connected to Internet while booting.

--------------------
$ sudo vim /etc/exim4/passwd.client
--------------------

- Create password entries for the smarthost.

--------------------
$ cat /etc/exim4/passwd.client
^smtp.*\.hostname\.dom:username@hostname.dom:password
$ sudo /etc/init.d/exim4 start
--------------------

The host name in "`/etc/exim4/passwd.client`" should not be the alias.  You check the real host name with:

--------------------
$ host smtp.hostname.dom
smtp.hostname.dom is an alias for smtp99.hostname.dom.
smtp99.hostname.dom has address 123.234.123.89
--------------------
I use regex in "`/etc/exim4/passwd.client`" to work around the alias issue so even if the ISP moves host pointed by the alias, SMTP AUTH will likely be working.

CAUTION: You must execute `update-exim4.conf`(8) after manually updating `exim4` configuration files in "`/etc/exim4/`". 

CAUTION: Starting `exim4` will take long time if "No" (default value) was chosen for the debconf query of "Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand)?" and the system is **not** connected to Internet while booting.

NOTE: Please read the official guide at: "`/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz`" and `update-exim4.conf`(8).

TIP: Local customization file "`/etc/exim4/exim4.conf.localmacros`" may be created to set MACROs.  For example, http://www.yahoo.com/[Yahoo]\'s mail service is said to require "`MAIN_TLS_ENABLE = true`" and "`AUTH_CLIENT_ALLOW_NOTLS_PASSWORDS = yes`" in it.

===== The configuration of postfix with SASL

For Internet via smarthost, you should first read http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html[postfix documentation] and key manual pages:


.List of important postfix manual pages
[grid="all"]
`--------------`----------------------------------
command        function                           
--------------------------------------------------
`postfix`(1)   Postfix control program            
`postconf`(1)  Postfix configuration utility      
`postconf`(5)  Postfix configuration parameters   
`postmap`(1)   Postfix lookup table maintenance   
`postalias`(1) Postfix alias database maintenance 
--------------------------------------------------

You (re)configure `postfix` and `sasl2-bin` packages as follows:

--------------------
$ sudo /etc/init.d/postfix stop
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix
--------------------

- Chose "Internet with smarthost"
- Set "SMTP relay host (blank for none):" to "`[smtp.hostname.dom]:587`"

--------------------
$ sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sender_dependent_authentication = yes'
$ sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes'
$ sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd'
$ sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_type = cyrus'
$ sudo vim /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
--------------------

- Create password entries for the smarthost.

--------------------
$ cat /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
[smtp.hostname.dom]:587     username:password
$ sudo postmap hush:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
$ sudo /etc/init.d/postfix start
--------------------

Here the use of "`[`" and "`]`" in the dpkg-reconfigure dialogue and "`/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd`" ensures not to check MX record but directly use exact hostname specified.  Read more for "Enabling SASL authentication in the Postfix SMTP client" in "`usr/share/doc/postfix/html/SASL_README.html`".

===== The mail address configuration

There are a few http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-customized-programs.html#s-mail-transport-agents[mail address configuration files for mail transport, delivery and user agents].


.List of mail address related configuration files.
[grid="all"]
`----------------------`-------------------------------------`----------------------------------------------------------------------
file                   function                              application                                                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`/etc/mailname`        default host name for (outgoing) mail Debian specific, `mailname`(5)                                         
`/etc/email-addresses` host name spoofing for outgoing mail  `exim`(8) specific, `exim4-config_files`(5)                            
`/etc/postfix/generic` host name spoofing for outgoing mail  `postfix`(1) specific, activated after `postmap`(1) command execution. 
`/etc/aliases`         account name alias for incoming mail  general, activated after `newaliases`(1) command execution.            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The **mailname** in the "`/etc/mailname`" file is usually a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that resolves to one of the host\'s IP addresses.  The mobile workstation which does not have a hostname with resolvable IP address, set this **mailname** to the value of "`hostname -f`". (This is safe choice and works for both `exim4-\*` and `postfix`.)

TIP: The contents of "`/etc/mailname`" is used by many non-MTA programs for their default behavior. For `mutt`, set "`hostname`" and "`from`" variables in `\~/muttrc` file to override the **mailname** value.  For programs in the `devscripts` package, such as `bts`(1) and `dch`(1), export environment variables "`$DEBFULLNAME`" and "`$DEBEMAIL`" to override it.

When setting the **mailname** to "`hostname -f`", the spoofing of the source mail address via MTA can be realized by:

- "`/etc/email-addresses`" file for `exim4`(8) as explained in the `exim4-config_files`(5), and
- "`/etc/postfix/generic`" file for `postfix`(1) as explained in the `generic`(5).

For `postfix`, the following extra steps are needed:

--------------------
# postmap hash:/etc/postfix/generic
# postconf -e 'smtp_generic_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/generic'
# postfix reload
--------------------

You check filters using:

- `exim`(8) with `-brw, -bf, -bF, -bV, ...` options.
- `postmap`(1) with `-q` option.

TIP: Exim comes with several utility programs such as `exiqgrep`(8) and `exipick`(8).  See "`dpkg -L exim4-base|grep man8/`" for available commands.

==== Tips for managing the mail

===== Basic MTA operations

There are several basic MTA operations.  Some may be performed via `sendmail`(1) compatibility interface.

.List of basic MTA operation.
[grid="all"]
`---------------------`-----------------------------------------`---------------------------------------------------------------
exim command          postfix command                           description                                                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`sendmail`            `sendmail`                                Read mail from standard input and arrange for delivery. (`-bm`) 
`mailq`               `mailq`                                   List the mail queue with status and queue ID. (`-bp`)           
`newaliases`          `newaliases`                              Initialize alias database. (`-I`)                               
`exim4 -q`            `postqueue -f`                            flush waiting mail (`-q`)                                       
`exim4 -qf`           `postsuper -r ALL deferred; postqueue -f` flush all mail                                                  
`exim4 -qff`          `postsuper -r ALL; postqueue -f`          flush even frozen mail                                          
`exim4 -Mg queue_id`  `postsuper -h queue_id`                   freeze one message by its queue ID                              
`exim4 -Mrm queue_id` `postsuper -d queue_id`                   remove one message by its queue ID                              
---                   `postsuper -d ALL`                        remove all messages                                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the script in "`/etc/ppp/ip-up.d/\*`", "flush all mail" may be good idea.

===== Basic MUA  -- Mutt

Use `mutt` as the mail user agent (MUA) in combination with `vim`. Customize with "`\~/.muttrc`"; for example:


--------------------
# use visual mode and "gq" to reformat quotes
set editor="vim -c 'set tw=72 et ft=mail'"
#
# header weeding taken from the manual (Sven's Draconian header weeding)
#
ignore *
unignore from: date subject to cc
unignore user-agent x-mailer
hdr_order from subject to cc date user-agent x-mailer
set hostname=spoof.example.org
set from="First Last <username@example.org>"
....
--------------------

Add the following to "`/etc/mailcap`" or "`\~/.mailcap`" to display HTML mail and MS Word attachments inline:

--------------------
text/html; lynx -force_html %s; needsterminal;
application/msword; /usr/bin/antiword '%s'; copiousoutput; description="Microsoft Word Text"; nametemplate=%s.doc
--------------------

===== Redeliver mbox contents

You need to manually deliver mails to the sorted mailboxes in your home directory from "`/var/mail/<username>`" if your home directory became full and `procmail`(1) failed.  After making disk space in the home directory, run:

--------------------
# /etc/init.d/${MAILDAEMON} stop
# formail -s procmail </var/mail/<username>
# /etc/init.d/${MAILDAEMON} start
--------------------

==== Choices of software for the mail

For mail system programs, there are many alternatives developed with different priority.  Here is the overview.

===== MTA

There are many choices for MTA (mail transfer agent).

.List of MTA.
[grid="all"]
`--------------------`-------------`------------`---------------------------------------------------
package              popcon        size         capability                                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`exim4-daemon-light` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ full                                                
`postfix`            @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ full (security)                                     
`exim4-daemon-heavy` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ full (flexible)                                     
`sendmail-bin`       @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ full (only if you are already familiar)             
`nullmailer`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ strip down, no local mail                           
`ssmtp`              @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ strip down, no local mail                           
`nbsmtp`             @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ ?                                                   
`courier-mta`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ very full (web interface etc.)                      
`xmail`              @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ light                                               
`masqmail`           @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ light                                               
`esmtp`              @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ light                                               
`esmtp-run`          @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ light (sendmail compatibility extension to `esmtp`) 
`msmtp`              @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ light                                               
`msmtp-mta`          @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ light (sendmail compatibility extension to `msmtp`) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//|| {{{smail}}} || 25 || 1769 || full (old) ||

===== MUA

If you subscribe to Debian related mailing list, it may be a good idea to use such MUA as `mutt` and `gnus` which are the de facto standard for the participant and known to behave as expected.

.List of MUA.
[grid="all"]
`-----------`-------------`------------`----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
package     popcon        size         type                                                                                                                                                                               
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`iceweasel` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ X GUI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation_software_rebranded_by_the_Debian_project[unbranded] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox[Mozilla Firefox])         
`evolution` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ X GUI (part of a groupware suite)                                                                                                                                                  
`icedove`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ X GUI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation_software_rebranded_by_the_Debian_project[unbranded] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Thunderbird[Mozilla Thunderbird]) 
`mutt`      @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ character terminal probably with `vim`                                                                                                                                             
`gnus`      @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ character terminal under `(x)emacs`                                                                                                                                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

===== The remote mail retrieval and forward utility

Although `fetchmail`(1) has been de facto standard for the remote mail retrieval on GNU/Linux, the authour likes `getmail`(1) now.  If you want to reject mail before downloading to save bandwidth, `mailfilter` or `mpop` may be useful.  Whichever mail retriever utilities are used, it is good idea to configure system to deliver retrieved mails to MDA, such as `maildrop`, via pipe.

.List of remote mail retrieval and forward utilities.
[grid="all"]
`------------`-------------`------------`-------------------------------------------------------------------
package      popcon        size         capability                                                 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`fetchmail`  @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ mail retriever (POP3, APOP, IMAP) (old)
`getmail4`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ mail retriever (POP3, IMAP4, and SDPS) (simple, secure, and reliable)
`mailfilter` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ mail retriever (POP3) with with regex filtering capability
`mpop`       @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ mail retriever (POP3) and MDA with filtering capability
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

`getmail`(1) configuration is described in http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/documentation.html[getmail documentation]. Here is my set up to access multiple POP3 accounts as user:

-  Create "`/usr/local/bin/getmails`" as:

--------------------
#!/bin/sh 
set -e
rcfiles="/usr/bin/getmail"
for file in $HOME/.getmail/config/* ; do
  rcfiles="$rcfiles --rcfile $file"
done
exec $rcfiles $@
--------------------

- Execute as follows:

--------------------
$ sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/getmails
$ mkdir -m 0700 $HOME/.getmail
$ mkdir -m 0700 $HOME/.getmail/config
$ mkdir -m 0700 $HOME/.getmail/log

--------------------

- Create configuration files "`$HOME/.getmail/config/pop3_name`" for each POP3 acconts as:

--------------------
[retriever]
type = SimplePOP3SSLRetriever
server = pop.example.com
username =  pop3_name@example.com
password = secret

[destination]
type = MDA_external
path = /usr/bin/maildrop
unixfrom = True
'Spam'
[options]
verbose = 0
delete = True
delivered_to = False
message_log = ~/.getmail/log/pop3_name.log
--------------------

- Execute as follows:

--------------------
$ chmod 0600 $HOME/.getmail/config/*
--------------------

- schedule "`/usr/local/bin/getmails`" to run every 15 minutes with `cron`(8) by executing "`sudo crontab -e -u <user_name>`" and adding following entry:

--------------------
5,20,35,50 * * * * /usr/local/bin/getmails --quiet
--------------------

TIP: Problems of POP3 access may not come from `getmail`. Some popular free POP3 services may be violating the POP3 protocol and their SPAM filter may not be perfect.  For example, they may delete messages just after receiving RETR command before receiving DELE command and may quarantined messages into Spam mailbox.  You should minimize damages by configuring them to archive accessed messages and not to delete them. See also http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13291@@@amp@@@topic=1555["Some mail was not downloaded"].

===== MDA with filter

Most MTA programs, such as `postfix` and `exim4`, function as MDA (mail delivery agent). There are specialized MDA with filtering capabilities.

Although `procmail`(1) has been de facto standard for MDA with filter on GNU/Linux, authour likes `maildrop`(1) now.  Whichever filtering utilities are used, it is good idea to configure system to deliver filtered mails to a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir[qmail-style Maildir].

.List of MDA with filter.
[grid="all"]
`-----------`-------------`------------`--------------------------------------
package     popcon        size         description                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`procmail`  @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ MDA with filter (old)             
`mailagent` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ MDA with perl filter                   
`maildrop`  @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ MDA with structured filtering language
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

`maildrop`(1) configuration is described in http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/maildropfilter.html[maildropfilter documentation].  Here is a configuration example for "`$HOME/.mailfilter`":

--------------------
logfile $HOME/.maildroplog
# clearly bad looking mails: drop them into X-trash and exit
if (    /^X-Advertisement/ ||\
	/^Subject:.*BUSINESS PROPOSAL/ ||\
	/^Subject:.*URGENT.*ASISSTANCE/ ||\
	/^Subject: *I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE/ )
    to "$HOME/Maildir/X-trash/"

# Delivering mailinglist messages
if (	/^Precedence:.*list/ ||\
	/^Precedence:.*bulk/ ||\
	/^List-/ ||\
	/^X-Distribution:.*bulk/ )
{
    if (    /^Resent-Sender.*debian-user-request@lists.debian.org/)
        to "$HOME/Maildir/debian-user/"
    if (    /^Resent-Sender.*debian-devel-request@lists.debian.org/)
        to "$HOME/Maildir/debian-devel/"
    if (    /^Resent-Sender.*debian-announce-request@lists.debian.org/)
        to "$HOME/Maildir/debian-announce/"
    to "$HOME/Maildir/mailing-list/"
}
to "$HOME/Maildir/Inbox/"
exit
--------------------

WARNING: Unlike `procmail`, `maildrop` does not create missing maildir directories automatically.  You must create them manually using `maildirmake`(1) in advance.

Equivalent configurartion can be done with `procmail`(1) with "`$HOME/.procmailrc`" as:

--------------------
MAILDIR=$HOME/Maildir
DEFAULT=$MAILDIR/Inbox/
LOGFILE=$MAILDIR/Maillog
# clearly bad looking mails: drop them into X-trash and exit
:0
* 1^0 ^X-Advertisement
* 1^0 ^Subject:.*BUSINESS PROPOSAL
* 1^0 ^Subject:.*URGENT.*ASISSTANCE
* 1^0 ^Subject: *I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
X-trash/

# Delivering mailinglist messages
:0
* 1^0 ^Precedence:.*list
* 1^0 ^Precedence:.*bulk
* 1^0 ^List-
* 1^0 ^X-Distribution:.*bulk
{
:0
* 1^0 ^Return-path:.*debian-devel-admin@debian.or.jp
jp-debian-devel/

:0
* ^Resent-Sender.*debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
debian-user/

:0
* ^Resent-Sender.*debian-devel-request@lists.debian.org
debian-devel/

:0
* ^Resent-Sender.*debian-announce-request@lists.debian.org
debian-announce

:0
mailing-list/
}

:0
Inbox/
--------------------

===== POP3/IMAP4 server

If you are to run a private server on LAN, you may consider to run http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol[POP3] / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol[IMAP4] server for delivering mail to LAN clients.

.List of POP3/IMAP4 servers.
[grid="all"]
`-----------------`-------------`------------`----`----------------------------------------------------------
package           popcon        size         type description                                                
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`qpopper`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ POP3 Qualcomm enhanced version                                  
`courier-pop`     @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ POP3 support only the maildir format                            
`ipopd`           @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ POP3 formerly part of the University of Washington IMAP package 
`cyrus-pop3d-2.2` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ POP3 part of the Cyrus IMAPd suite                              
`xmail`           @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ POP3 ESMTP/POP3 mail server                                     
`courier-imap`    @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ IMAP This provides access to email stored in Maildirs           
`uw-imapd`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ IMAP the University of Washington IMAP                          
`cyrus-imapd-2.2` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ IMAP part of the Cyrus IMAPd suite                              
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


=== The print server and utility

In the old Unix-like system, the BSD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Printer_Daemon_protocol[Line printer daemon] was the standard.  Since the standard print out format of the free software is PostScript on the Unix like system, some filter system was used along with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostscript[Ghostscript] to enable printing to the non-PostScript printer.

Recently, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Unix_Printing_System[Common UNIX Printing System] (CUPS) is the new de facto standard.  The CUPS uses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Printing_Protocol[Internet Printing Protocol] (IPP). The IPP is now supported by other OSs such as Windows XP and Mac OS X and has became new cross-platform de facto standard for remote printing with bi-directional communication capability.

The standard printable data format for the application on the Debian system is the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript[PostScript (PS)] which is a page description language.  The data in PS format is fed into the Ghostscript PostScript interpreter to produce the printable data specific to the printer.  See <<_ghostscript>>.

Thanks to the file format dependent auto-conversion feature of the CUPS system, simply feeding any data to the `lpr` command should generate the expected print output. (In CUPS, `lpr` can be enabled by installing the `cups-bsd` package.)

The Debian system has few notable packages for the print servers and utilities:


.List of print servers and utilities.
[grid="all"]
`------------------------`-------------`------------`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------`--------------
package                  popcon        size         function                                                                                                                                                                                  port           
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`lpr`                    @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ BSD lpr/lpd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Printer_Daemon_protocol[Line printer daemon])                                                                                              printer (515)  
`lprng`                  @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , , (Enhanced)                                                                                                                                                                            , ,            
`cups`                   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ Internet Printing CUPS server                                                                                                                                                             IPP (631)      
`cups-client`            @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_V_printing_system[System V printer commands] for CUPS: `lp`(1), `lpstat`(1), `lpoptions`(1), `cancel`(1), `lpmove`(8), `lpinfo`(8), `lpadmin`(8), ... , ,            
`cups-bsd`               @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Printer_Daemon_protocol[BSD printer commands] for CUPS: `lpr`(1), `lpq`(1), `lprm`(1), `lpc`(8)                                                         , ,            
`cups-driver-gutenprint` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ printer drivers for CUPS                                                                                                                                                                  Not applicable 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TIP: You can configure CUPS system by pointing your web browser to "http://localhost:631/[http://localhost:631/]" .

=== The remote access server and utility (SSH)

The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell[Secure SHell] (SSH) is the **secure** way to connect over the Internet.  A free version of SSH called http://www.openssh.org/[OpenSSH] is available as the `ssh` package in Debian.


.List of remote access server and utilities.
[grid="all"]
`------------------------`-------------`------------`----------------------`-------------------------------------------------
package                  popcon        size         tool                   comment                                           
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`openssh-client`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ ssh                    Secure shell client                               
`openssh-server`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ sshd                   Secure shell server                               
`ssh-askpass-fullscreen` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ ssh-askpass-fullscreen asks user for a pass phrase for ssh-add (GNOME2)  
`ssh-askpass`            @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ ssh-askpass            asks user for a pass phrase for ssh-add (plain X) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CAUTION: See <<_extra_security_measures_for_the_internet>> if your SSH is accessible from Internet.

TIP: Please use the `screen`(1) program to enable remote shell process to survive the interrupted connection (see <<_the_screen_program>>).

==== Basics of SSH

`/etc/ssh/sshd_not_to_be_run` must not be present if one wishes to run the OpenSSH server.

SSH has two authentication protocols:


.List of SSH authentication protocols and methods.
[grid="all"]
`------------`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSH protocol SSH method                      description                                                                                                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSH-1        RSAAuthentication               RSA identity key based user authentication                                                                           
, ,          RhostsAuthentication            `.rhosts` based host authentication (insecure, disabled)                                                             
, ,          RhostsRSAAuthentication         `.rhosts` authentication combined with RSA host key (disabled)                                                       
, ,          ChallengeResponseAuthentication RSA challenge-response authentication                                                                                
, ,          PasswordAuthentication          password based authentication                                                                                        
SSH-2        PubkeyAuthentication            public key based user authentication                                                                                 
, ,          HostbasedAuthentication         "`\~/.rhosts`" or "`/etc/hosts.equiv`" authentication combined with public key client host authentication (disabled) 
, ,          ChallengeResponseAuthentication challenge-response authentication                                                                                    
, ,          PasswordAuthentication          password based authentication                                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Be careful about these differences if you are using a non-Debian system.

See "`/usr/share/doc/ssh/README.Debian.gz`", `ssh`(1), `sshd`(8), `ssh-agent`(1), and `ssh-keygen`(1) for details.

Following are the key configuration files:


.List of SSH configuration files.
[grid="all"]
`-------------------------`--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
configuration file        function                                                                                           
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`/etc/ssh/ssh_config`     SSH client defaults.  See `ssh_config`(5).                                                         
`/etc/ssh/sshd_config`    SSH server defaults.  See `sshd_config`(5).                                                        
`\~/.ssh/authorized_keys` the lists of the default public SSH keys that clients use to connect to this account on this host. 
`\~/.ssh/identity`        secret SSH-1 RSA key of the user.                                                                  
`\~/.ssh/id_rsa`          secret SSH-2 RSA key of the user.                                                                  
`\~/.ssh/id_dsa`          secret SSH-2 DSA key of the user.                                                                  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TIP: See `ssh-keygen`(1), `ssh-add`(1) and `ssh-agent`(1) for how to use public and secret SSH keys.

The following will start an `ssh`(1) connection from a client.


.List of SSH client startup examples.
[grid="all"]
`--------------------------------------------------------------------------`-------------------------------------------------
command                                                                    description                                       
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`ssh username@hostname.domain.ext`                                         connect with default mode                         
`ssh -v username@hostname.domain.ext`                                      connect with default mode with debugging messages 
`ssh -1 username@hostname.domain.ext`                                      force to connect with SSH version 1               
`ssh -1 -o RSAAuthentication=no -l username hostname.domain.ext`           force to use password with SSH version 1          
`ssh -o PreferredAuthentications=password -l username hostname.domain.ext` force to use password with SSH version 2          
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you use the same user name on the local and the remote host, you can eliminate typing "`username@`".  Even if you use different user name on the local and the remote host, you can eliminate it using "`\~/.ssh/config`".  For http://alioth.debian.org/[Debian Alioth service] with account name "`foo-guest`", you set "`\~/.ssh/config`" to contain:

--------------------
Host alioth.debian.org svn.debian.org git.debian.org
    User foo-guest
--------------------


For the user, `ssh`(1) functions as a smarter and more secure `telnet`(1).  Unlike `telnet` command, `ssh` command does not bomb on the `telnet` escape character (initial default CTRL-]).

==== Port forwarding for SMTP/POP3 tunneling

To establish a pipe to connect to port 25 of remote-server from port 4025 of localhost, and to port 110 of remote-server from port 4110 of localhost through `ssh`, execute on the local machine:


--------------------
# ssh -q -L 4025:remote-server:25 4110:remote-server:110 username@remote-server
--------------------

This is a secure way to make connections to SMTP/POP3 servers over the Internet.  Set the "`AllowTcpForwarding`" entry to "`yes`" in "`/etc/ssh/sshd_config`" of the remote host.

==== Connecting with fewer passwords -- RSA

One can avoid having to remember a password for each remote system by using "`RSAAuthentication`" (SSH-1 protocol) or PubkeyAuthentication (SSH-2 protocol).

On the remote system, set the respective entries, "`RSAAuthentication yes`" or "`PubkeyAuthentication yes`", in "`/etc/ssh/sshd_config`".

Then generate authentication keys locally and install the public key on the remote system:


- "`RSAAuthentication`": RSA1 key for SSH-1 (deprecated because superseded.)

--------------------
$ ssh-keygen
$ cat .ssh/identity.pub | ssh user1@remote "cat - >>.ssh/authorized_keys"
--------------------

- PubkeyAuthentication: RSA key for SSH-2

--------------------
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
$ cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh user1@remote "cat - >>.ssh/authorized_keys"
--------------------

- PubkeyAuthentication: DSA key for SSH-2 (deprecated because key is smaller and slow.  Also see http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571[DSA-1571-1].)

--------------------
$ ssh-keygen -t dsa
$ cat .ssh/id_dsa.pub | ssh user1@remote "cat - >>.ssh/authorized_keys"
--------------------

NOTE: There are no more reasons to work around RSA patent using DSA since it has been expired.  DSA stands for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Signature_Algorithm[Digital Signature Algorithm] and slow.

One can change the pass phrase later with "`ssh-keygen -p`".  Make sure to verify settings by testing the connection.  In case of any problem, use "`ssh -v`".

You can add options to the entries in "`\~/.ssh/authorized_keys`" to limit hosts and to run specific commands.  See `sshd`(8) for details.

Note that SSH-2 has "`HostbasedAuthentication`".  For this to work, you must adjust the settings of "`HostbasedAuthentication`" to "`yes`" in both "`/etc/ssh/sshd_config`" on the server machine and "`/etc/ssh/ssh_config`" or "`\~/.ssh/config`" on the client machine.


==== Dealing with alien SSH clients

There are a few free http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell[SSH] clients available for other platforms.


.List of free SSH clients for other platforms.
[grid="all"]
`-----------------`-----------------------------------------------------------------
environment       free SSH program                                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows           puTTY (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/\~sgtatham/putty/) (GPL) 
Windows (cygwin)  SSH in cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) (GPL)                      
Macintosh Classic macSSH (http://www.macssh.com/) (GPL)                             
Mac OS X          OpenSSH; use `ssh` in the Terminal application (GPL)              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

==== Setting up ssh-agent

It is safer to protect your SSH authentication key with a pass phrase.  If it was not set, use "`ssh-keygen -p`" to set it.

Place your public key (e.g.  "`\~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`") into "`\~/.ssh/authorized_keys`" on a remote host using a password-based connection to the remote host as described above.


--------------------
$ ssh-agent bash
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
Enter passphrase for /home/<username>/.ssh/id_rsa:
Identity added: /home/<username>/.ssh/id_rsa (/home/<username>/.ssh/id_rsa)
--------------------

- No passphrase needed from here on, e.g.:

--------------------
$ scp foo <username>@remote.host:foo
--------------------

- No password requested.
- Press \^D to terminating ssh-agent session.

For the X server, the normal Debian startup script executes `ssh-agent` as the parent process.  So you only need to execute `ssh-add` once. For more, read `ssh-agent`(1)and `ssh-add`(1).

==== Troubleshooting SSH

If you have problems, check the permissions of configuration files and run `ssh` with the "`-v`" option.

Use the "`-P`" option if you are root and have trouble with a firewall; this avoids the use of server ports 1--1023.

If `ssh` connections to a remote site suddenly stop working, it may be the result of tinkering by the sysadmin, most likely a change in "`host_key`" during system maintenance.  After making sure this is the case and nobody is trying to fake the remote host by some clever hack, one can regain a connection by removing the "`host_key`" entry from "`\~/.ssh/known_hosts`" on the local machine.

=== Other network application servers


.List of other network application servers.
[grid="all"]
`---------------------`-------------`------------`----------------------------------------------------------------------`--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
package               popcon        size         protocol                                                               focus                                                                                                                      
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`telnetd`             @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TELNET[TELNET]                            TELNET server                                                                                                              
`telnetd-ssl`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                    , , (SSL support)                                                                                                          
`nfs-kernel-server`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System_(protocol)[NFS]       Unix file sharing                                                                                                          
`samba`               @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block[SMB]                 windows file and printer sharing                                                                                           
`netatalk`            @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleTalk[ATP]                            apple/mac file and printer sharing (AppleTalk)                                                                             
`proftpd-basic`       @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol[FTP]               general file download                                                                                                      
`wu-ftpd`             @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                    , ,                                                                                                                        
`apache2-mpm-prefork` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol[HTTP]         general web server                                                                                                         
`apache2-mpm-worker`  @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                    , ,                                                                                                                        
`squid`               @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                    general web http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server[proxy server]                                                        
`squid3`              @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                    , ,                                                                                                                        
`slpd`                @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_Location_Protocol[SLP]            http://www.openslp.org/[OpenSLP] Server as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol[LDAP] server 
`bind9`               @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System[DNS]                   IP address for other hosts                                                                                                 
`dhcp3-server`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol[DHCP] IP address of client itself                                                                                                
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Common Internet File System Protocol (CIFS) is the same protocol as Server Message Block (SMB).

TIP: Use of proxy server such as `squid` is much more efficient for saving bandwidth than use of local mirror server with the full Debian archive contents.

=== Other network application clients


.List of network application clients.
[grid="all"]
`--------------`-------------`------------`---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------`----------------------------------------------------
package        popcon        size         protocol                                                                                                                    focus                                                
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`netcat`       @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP[TCP/IP]                                                                                 TCP/IP swiss army knife                              
`stunnel4`     @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security[SSL]                                                                  Universal SSL Wrapper                                
`telnet`       @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TELNET[TELNET]                                                                                 TELNET client                                        
`telnet-ssl`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                         , , (SSL support)                                    
`nfs-common`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System_(protocol)[NFS]                                                            Unix file sharing                                    
`smbclient`    @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block[SMB]                                                                      MS windows file and printer sharing client           
`smbfs`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                         Mount and umount commands for remote MS windows file 
`ftp`          @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol[FTP]                                                                    FTP client                                           
`lftp`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                         , ,                                                  
`ncftp`        @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                         Full screen FTP client                               
`wget`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol[HTTP] and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol[FTP] Web downloader                                       
`curl`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                         , ,                                                  
`dog`          @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol[HTTP]                                                              Web uploader (`cat` with URL support)                
`bind9-host`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System[DNS]                                                                        The `host` command from bind9, priority standard     
`dnsutils`     @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                         The `dig` command from bind, priority standard       
`host`         @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ , ,                                                                                                                         The `host` command from dnsutils, priority extra     
`dhcp3-client` @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol[DHCP]                                                      Obtain IP address                                    
`ldap-utils`   @@@popcon1@@@ @@@psize1@@@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol[LDAP]                                                    Obtain data from LDAP server                         
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// removed
// || {{{cftp}}} || 23 || - || , , || , , ||

=== The diagnosis of the system daemons

The `telnet` program enables manual connection and diagnosis of the system daemons.  E.g.:

--------------------
$ telnet mail.ispname.net pop3
--------------------

The following http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html[RFCs] provide required knowledge to text each system daemon.


.List of popular RFCs.
[grid="all"]
`-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------`-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RFC                                                                                         description                                                                     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1939[rfc1939] and http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2449[rfc2449] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol[POP3] service                 
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501[rfc3501]                                                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol[IMAP4] service    
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2821[rfc2821] (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc821[rfc821])     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol[SMTP] service        
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2822[rfc2822] (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc822[rfc822])     Mail file format                                                                
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2045[rfc2045]                                                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME[Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)] 
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc819[rfc819]                                                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System[DNS] service                    
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616[rfc2616]                                                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol[HTTP] service          
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2396[rfc2396]                                                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Identifier[URI] definition        
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The port usage is described in "`/etc/services`".

NOTE: For testing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security[TLS]/SSL services such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https[HTTPS], you need TLS/SSL enabled `telnet` program.
