[ale] Mailserver Setup?

[Ken Nagorski]

Hi there,

Look at courier... 

http://www.courier-mta.org/


I would read the installation guide first... I would also try to get an idea
of what an MTA, MDA, and a MUA is first alonfg with an understanding of how
MX works, but I think you already hace that part down...

If you set up courier I can help you out. I just did it myself and I am
loving it!

Thanks
Ken

> I don't have a reference for you other than checking the docs of your
> preferred mail server (sendmail,exim,postfix,qmail...).  If you have a
> freshly installed Linux system, it is practically set up already to run
> your mail for you.  If you have a DNS record pointing to your host, you
> can already send mail to that system at
> yourusername at yourhostname.yourdomainname.com.  If you want to have mail
> going to yourusername at yourdomainname.com, you need to have an MX record
> in DNS for yourdomain.com.  An MX record basically says that your
> particular host will be accepting all mail for your entire domain
> (yourhostname.yourdomainname.com accepts all mail for yourdomain.com).
> Aside from getting the DNS set up correctly, you may need to tell the
> mail server which domain you are accepting mail for (in a config file).
>  The mail server usually accepts mail for
> auser at yourhostname.yourdomain.com by default, but you need to let it
> know to accept mail to auser at yourdomain.com (without the host
> prepended); otherwise, it will probably kick the message it back.
> 
> This is the minimum you need for getting mail delivered to your box. 
> If you want to read your mail from another machine, you will probably
> want to read up on an IMAP or POP3 server.
> 
> Hope this helps...
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ryan Bradford Neily [mailto:rbn at gsu.cs.GaSoU.EDU]
>> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:34 PM
>> To: ale at ale.org
>> Subject: [ale] Mailserver Setup?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am looking for a how-to on setting up my own mail server.  
>> I am getting
>> tired of my e-mail address changing (what seems) to be 
>> yearly, and have
>> bought my own domain name.  The hosting company offers 
>> webmail, and also
>> pop3 access to my inbox, but I woulod like to have my linux
>> firewall/router at home act as my mailserver by creating the proper MX
>> records and all my mail going directly to my linux box.  
>> (This way if I
>> host it myself, and am never down for more than 3 or 4 days, 
>> everything
>> will be ok)
>> 
>> Does anyone know of a resource or a "how-to" that addresses 
>> this topic?
>> 
>> 
>> Ryan Bradford Neily                              Phone: 770-565-9017
>> Georgia Southern University
>> =-> Visit the GSU Computer Science Home Page: 
> http://www.cs.gasou.edu <-=
> 
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