[ale] ok, I give up and I'm asking for help with postfix.

[Randal Jarrett]

I need to use it for receiving mail.  I have no problems with sending
mail ( it seems that the ISP only blocks incoming connections. ).

It really isn't necessary but it is a challenge.


On Sun, 2006-12-31 at 17:28 -0500, Jim Sculley wrote:
> Randal Jarrett wrote:
> > I need to have postfix on my home system initiate connection to my
> > remote mail server.  The 
> > 
> > ISP has blocked all incoming connections.
> 
> Do you want to send mail or retrieve it?
> 
> To retrieve I use fetchmail to connect to multiple mail servers.  The fetchamil program then hands the mail to postfix. 
>   I also have postfix hand this mail to the cyrus IMAP server so that I can read my mail from anywhere.
> 
> For sending, I have the following in 'main.cf' (actual domain changed to protect the innocent)
> 
> relayhost = smtp.myisp.net
> 
> Also, make sure you are using the correct name for the remote host.  Many ISPs use 'mail.wherever.com' for POP and 
> 'smtp.wherever.com' for sending.
> 
> Jim S.
> 
> Mandriva 2006
-- 
Randy Jarrett  K4RSJ
Randy's Ham Shack
<rsj at radio.org>
FWD# 654871