Postfix is a popular mail transfer agent (MTA) that is used to send and receive emails on a Unix or Linux system. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install and configure Postfix to send emails ...

source: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-debian-10 # How To Install and Configure ...

So unfortunately, I've been tasked with setting up an Ubuntu server to send and receive email (amongst other things). My friend is hosting the Ubuntu VM on his box, but has only done limited setup.

This is weird, when i do a apt-get install postfix .... dpkg goes thru configuring and tries to add a user and group. <BR><BR>So it asks for a password two times (why, wtf, im root already)<BR> ...