How to Install and Uninstall postgrey Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "postgrey" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install postgrey on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "postgrey" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall postgrey on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                postgrey
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the postgrey package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: postgrey
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 189
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Radici
Architecture: all
Version: 1.35-1
Depends: adduser, debconf, libberkeleydb-perl, libnet-dns-perl, libnet-server-perl (>= 0.87), perl, ucf (>= 0.28), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: libnet-rblclient-perl, libparse-syslog-perl, postfix | exim4
Breaks: libsys-syslog-perl (<< 0.21)
Filename: pool/universe/p/postgrey/postgrey_1.35-1_all.deb
Size: 47458
MD5sum: 4141f5f7a17b1e85964e3701408a4e98
SHA1: c941f50a4d9402c595fffd94fe8a996178fc8210
SHA256: 57fb658616f33b52a22be612bf167b5675f6f869a2714e59b802df15d785598a
Description-en: greylisting implementation for Postfix
This package provides a policy server for Postfix to implement "greylisting".
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Greylisting is a spam filtering method that rejects email from external
servers on the first try. Spammers don't usually retry sending their
messages, whereas legitimate mail servers do.
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While Postgrey is designed for use with Postfix, it can also be used
with Exim.
Description-md5: 441f663c8b671c35a058be05ae5b4e09
Homepage: http://postgrey.schweikert.ch/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu