From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 24 19:45:11 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 037BC106567C for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:45:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (imap.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.187.76.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6ED608FC19 for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:45:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7OJMjaU070644; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:22:46 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.7.0 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk m7OJMjaU070644 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=200708; t=1219605766; bh=1J8+tJuENz47qn 4umxbv6ec+Q7OcJy9zUG0lSorO5cA=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version: To:CC:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc:Content-Type: Date:From:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Mes sage-ID:=20<48B1B4FA.3050601@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20Sun,=2 024=20Aug=202008=2020:22:34=20+0100|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman=20|Organization:=20Infracaninophile|User -Agent:=20Thunderbird=202.0.0.16=20(X11/20080726)|MIME-Version:=201 .0|To:=20pete=20|CC:=20freebsd-questions@ freebsd.org|Subject:=20Re:=20MTA=20advice=20??|References:=20<20080 824140625.txre8xer6s0ggwww@webmail.secureserverdot.com>|In-Reply-To :=20<20080824140625.txre8xer6s0ggwww@webmail.secureserverdot.com>|X -Enigmail-Version:=200.95.6|Content-Type:=20multipart/signed=3B=20m icalg=3Dpgp-sha256=3B=0D=0A=20protocol=3D"application/pgp-signature "=3B=0D=0A=20boundary=3D"------------enig34BFACE2435D8494B22669EC"; b=UN9x3W6qJik2ZshMfrrcs+iwi47GOKynD2Eizb3ytDAaiXDRFy5wZ/ao7pZEtXMyh AEBh1/reO4EMMN4RmgkPLFgKDB0DoMuXaxTOnmuL9lLhot85EDxBts/TKTEO3iQa9WB MVd4BpRfjdYHLZ8oPvV5mu0tEtk+k3oIE3xU83I= Message-ID: <48B1B4FA.3050601@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:22:34 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080726) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: pete References: <20080824140625.txre8xer6s0ggwww@webmail.secureserverdot.com> In-Reply-To: <20080824140625.txre8xer6s0ggwww@webmail.secureserverdot.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig34BFACE2435D8494B22669EC" X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.3/8082/Sun Aug 24 17:40:03 2008 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VERIFIED,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MTA advice ?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:45:11 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig34BFACE2435D8494B22669EC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable pete wrote: > I have a hosted domain that recently changed their mail filtering. I am= =20 > not happy with the new setup and am considering setting up my own.=20 > Looking for tips on setting up something on my freeBSD 6.1 box. Running your own MTA is one of those sysadmin rights of passage. It's=20 unfortunate that the general levels of spam and other nastyness around the net make it so much harder than it should be nowadays. =20 > My ISP is cablevision IO. Not sure what they allow, ie: whether I can=20 > have my hosted domain set to use my cable IP as a MTA, or if I have to = > do some kind of end run around cablevision to get a MTA set up locally.= Hmmm... Whether this is allowed or not depends very much on the ToS of your supplier. Most big consumer ISPs won't let you run a mail server. Most business ISPs will. There are suppliers who will host e-mail for you, for a consideration. eg. www.gradwell.net -- a UK outfit so probabl= y not ideal for you, but a good example of what can be done. =20 > Also looking for advice on which software would serve me bet in this=20 > instance. Now that's a whole big can of worms. Just about everyone has religious-level opinions about what the best MTA is. I tend to use sendmail, because I know how to make it do what I want. It's not for=20 everyone though. postfix I generally hear good things about, and it supports the same libmilter stuff as sendmail, which is handy for setting up things like DKIM signing or interfacing with spamassassin. qmail has it's devotees but it's unlike just about any other Unix daemon you've ever met. Exim is pretty industrial strength and good when you have to interface a lot with databases. The config file language is a bit odd though. That's the 'big 4'. There are plenty of smaller players like Courier also available. And we haven't even got onto such contentious topics as 'what IMAP/POP3 server should I use' or 'if foobar webmail the thing for me?' Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enig34BFACE2435D8494B22669EC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREIAAYFAkixtQUACgkQ8Mjk52CukIywgwCeJgakMrxbRIq2nmNQRUVoplNu pXcAnj0+o+wsx6sQnoLMz7nl6UnWblxl =tJq3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig34BFACE2435D8494B22669EC--