Qmail control folder impo folder for qmail

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/var/qmail/control/databytes -- The maximum message size for emails defined by this file.(File for setting limits of mail)

/var/qmail/control/defaultdelivery -- The file which holds data that where the non-existent mails in the server should go. This is the folder which contains default delivery instructions.


/var/qmail/control/dhparam512.pem & dhparam1024.pem -- The files which stores the CA certificates which enables the secure mail transfer with qmail


/var/qmail/control/locals -- file which contain localhost as well as hostname entry. To receive mail for another host name just put that host name at this file .


/var/qmail/control/me -- file which contains the hostname of the server which is show in the full mail header of mails send from accounts in the server

For domains with mail service hosted in the server there should be entry in this two files - /var/qmail/control/ rcpthosts  & virtualdomains

/var/qmail/control/rejectnonexist --  list of domains  qmail will reject any envelope recipient address with a domain not listed in rejectnoexist.

/var/qmail/control/servercert.pem -- SSL certificate of the server

/var/qmail/control/smtpplugins -- plugins installed with qmail for further actions with qmail like qmail-scanner

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