diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 298fa3c..ad9a519 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ RUN eclectic config accept-all
 
 ##### APPLICATION CONFIG #####
 
+# copy "mailbase" stuff
+COPY ./config/mailcap /etc/mailcap
+COPY ./config/mail /etc/mail
+COPY ./config/pam.d /etc/pam.d
+
 # create dovecot certificates
 RUN mkdir -p /var/tmp/dovecot-cert
 RUN cp /usr/share/doc/dovecot-*/mkcert.sh /var/tmp/dovecot-cert/ ; \
diff --git a/config/mail/aliases b/config/mail/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a6c4ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/mail/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present.
+MAILER-DAEMON:      postmaster
+postmaster:         root
+
+# General redirections for pseudo accounts.
+adm:                root
+bin:                root
+daemon:             root
+exim:               root
+lp:                 root
+mail:               root
+named:              root
+nobody:             root
+postfix:            root
+
+# Well-known aliases -- these should be filled in!
+# root:
+# operator:
+
+# Standard RFC2142 aliases
+abuse:              postmaster
+ftp:                root
+hostmaster:         root
+news:               usenet
+noc:                root
+security:           root
+usenet:             root
+uucp:               root
+webmaster:          root
+www:                webmaster
+
+# trap decode to catch security attacks
+# decode:           /dev/null
+
diff --git a/config/mailcap b/config/mailcap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c42a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/mailcap
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+text/plain; less '%s'; needsterminal
+application/x-troff-man; /usr/bin/nroff -mandoc -Tlatin1; copiousoutput; print=/usr/bin/nroff -mandoc -Tlatin1 | print text/plain:-
+text/plain; shownonascii iso-8859-1 '%s'; description="Plain ASCII Text"; test=test "$(echo %{charset} | tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]")" = iso-8859-1 -a "$DISPLAY" != ""
+text/richtext; shownonascii iso-8859-1 -e richtext -p '%s'; description="Richtext"; copiousoutput; test=test "$(echo %{charset} | tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]")" = iso-8859-1 -a "$DISPLAY" != ""
+text/enriched; shownonascii iso-8859-1 -e richtext -e -p '%s'; description="Enriched Text"; copiousoutput; test=test "$(echo %{charset} | tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]")" = iso-8859-1 -a "$DISPLAY" != ""
+message/partial; showpartial '%s' %{id} %{number} %{total}; description="An incomplete message"
+message/external-body; showexternal '%s' %{access-type} %{name} %{site} %{directory} %{mode} %{server}; needsterminal; description="A reference to data stored in an external location"; composetyped="extcompose '%s"'
+audio/basic; /usr/lib/mime/playaudio '%s'; description=Basic uLaw Audio; nametemplate=%s.au
+application/x-tar; /bin/tar tvf -; print=/bin/tar tvf - | print text/plain:-; copiousoutput
+application/x-gtar; /bin/tar tvzf -; print=/bin/tar tvzf - | print text/plain:-; copiousoutput
+text/plain; more '%s'; needsterminal
+application/xrx; view=xrx '%s'; description="remote X application"; test=test "$DISPLAY"; nametemplate=%s.rx
+text/richtext; richtext '%s'; description="Richtext"; copiousoutput
+text/enriched; richtext -e '%s'; description="Enriched Text"; copiousoutput
+text/plain; gview '%s'; edit=gvim -f '%s'; compose=gvim -f '%s'; test=test "$DISPLAY" != ""
+text/plain; view '%s'; edit=vim '%s'; compose=vim '%s'; needsterminal
+text/html; /usr/bin/lynx -force_html '%s'; needsterminal; description=HTML Text; nametemplate=%s.html
+text/*; less '%s'; needsterminal
+text/html; /usr/bin/lynx -dump -force_html '%s'; copiousoutput; description=HTML Text; nametemplate=%s.html
+text/*; gview '%s'; edit=gvim -f '%s'; compose=gvim -f '%s'; test=test "$DISPLAY" != ""
+text/*; view '%s'; edit=vim '%s'; compose=vim '%s'; needsterminal
+text/*; more '%s'; needsterminal
+*/*; less '%s'; needsterminal
+*/*; false; print=lpr '%s'
diff --git a/config/pam.d/imap b/config/pam.d/imap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88ca530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/pam.d/imap
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Provided by mailbase (dont remove this line!)
+# Standard pam.d file for mail service packages.
+# $Id$
+
+auth       required     pam_nologin.so
+auth       include      system-auth
+account    include      system-auth
+session    include      system-auth
diff --git a/config/pam.d/imap4 b/config/pam.d/imap4
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..3c1fb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/pam.d/imap4
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+imap
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/pam.d/imap4s b/config/pam.d/imap4s
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..3c1fb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/pam.d/imap4s
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+imap
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/pam.d/imaps b/config/pam.d/imaps
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..3c1fb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/pam.d/imaps
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+imap
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/pam.d/pop b/config/pam.d/pop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88ca530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/pam.d/pop
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Provided by mailbase (dont remove this line!)
+# Standard pam.d file for mail service packages.
+# $Id$
+
+auth       required     pam_nologin.so
+auth       include      system-auth
+account    include      system-auth
+session    include      system-auth
diff --git a/config/pam.d/pop3 b/config/pam.d/pop3
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..6a7375a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/pam.d/pop3
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pop
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/pam.d/pop3s b/config/pam.d/pop3s
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..6a7375a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/pam.d/pop3s
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pop
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/pam.d/pops b/config/pam.d/pops
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..6a7375a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/pam.d/pops
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pop
\ No newline at end of file