# CanNginx Mail Server replace Postfix to listen only?

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**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [May 17, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannginx-mail-server-replace-postfix-to-listen-only/207077 "2011-05-17T20:06:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannginx-mail-server-replace-postfix-to-listen-only/207077/1 "2011-05-17T20:06:25Z")

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Can the Nginx mail server be used in replacement of Postfix?

I am a bit new to this. However, I have a small, fully functioning,  
unmanaged VPS server, rented from [Linode.com](http://Linode.com), which is setup as a LEMP  
server, running Ubuntu 11.04, Nginx 1.0.2, MariaDB 5.2.6, PHP 5.3.6  
(PHP-FPM), xcache 1.3.1, vBulletin 4.1.2, and Postfix which was setup  
using the following script:

###########################################################

# Postfix

###########################################################

# Installs postfix and configure to listen only on the local

interface.  
Also

# allows for local mail delivery

{  
echo “postfix postfix/main\_mailer\_type select Internet Site” |  
debconf-set-selections  
echo “postfix postfix/mailname string localhost” |  
debconf-set-selections  
echo “postfix postfix/destinations string localhost.localdomain,  
localhost” | debconf-set-selections  
aptitude -y install postfix  
/usr/sbin/postconf -e “inet\_interfaces = loopback-only”  
#/usr/sbin/postconf -e “local\_transport = error:local delivery is  
disabled”

touch /tmp/restart-postfix  
}

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Can the Nginx mail server be used in the same manner in replacement of  
Postfix?

If so:

(1) Is there good reason not to use the Nginx mail server in such a  
manner?

(2) What do I need to do in order to use the Nginx mail server instead  
of Postfix?

As a matter of information, I recently subscribed to Google Apps for the  
hosted domain. We need Postfix, or the Nginx mail server, only to send  
and receive email from our web applications.

Thank you.

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> Can the Nginx mail server be used in replacement of Postfix? I am a bit new to this. However, I have a small, fully functioning, unmanaged VPS server, rented from Linode.com, which is setup as a LEMP server, running Ubuntu 11.04, Nginx 1.0.2, MariaDB...

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**Author:** ![lkmcmillen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lkmcmillen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lkmcmillen)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannginx-mail-server-replace-postfix-to-listen-only/207077/2 "2011-05-17T20:39:50Z")

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On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 02:05:41PM -0400, lkmcmillen wrote:

> Can the Nginx mail server be used in replacement of Postfix?

No.

–  
Igor S.