From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 18 00:36:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 271B016A4CE for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 00:36:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from rdsnet.ro (smtp.rdsnet.ro [62.231.74.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 495F643D2F for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 00:36:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from itetcu@apropo.ro) Received: (qmail 2403 invoked from network); 18 Jan 2004 08:36:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro) (81.196.25.19) by mail.rdsnet.ro with SMTP; 18 Jan 2004 08:36:45 -0000 Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 10:38:16 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu To: Bob Perry Message-Id: <20040118103816.38fb089d@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> In-Reply-To: <400A3A0A.5040708@earthlink.net> References: <400A3A0A.5040708@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.8claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: FreeBSD-Questions Subject: Re: Configuring E-mail Services on a Standalone Wkst X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 08:36:49 -0000 On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:47:22 -0500 Bob Perry wrote: > Hello, > > I have two PCs, an NT 4.0 box and a FreeBSD 4.8 system. I'm connected > to the internet via dial-up (56k modem) and using the mail system found > in Mozilla. I understood that mail services was a natural with FreeBSD > so I thought I would take the opportunity to learn what I could about > setting up a mail server. I've become familiar with SMTP, MUAs, MTAs, > qpopper, and fetchmail Keep up the good work ;) > but it seems like some of the more necessary > components are a static IP address, 24/7 connection, and accurate DNS > information set up on my system. If this an accurate assessment, I may > have to be satisfied setting up my e-mail services for a standalone > workstation because I can't afford a static IP address or 24/7 connection. Hmm, this isn't necessarily true, but because of the spam level this days people tend not to accept messages from servers that do no have static ips and proper dns settings - as many spammers usually fit in this category. > If a full-fledged e-mail server isn't feasible, can I still use software > like sendmail, mutt, qpopper, and fetchmail for a standalone > workstation? Well, yes. You would have to set sendmail to deliver messages through your ISP SMTP server (like you have now this setting in Mozilla). > Do they offer any real advantages over the mail systems > that come with Mozilla, Netscape, etc.? I think they do. You could use your FreeBSD box to: - fetch mail on cron bases for you and your family email accounts (=> lower) - deliver mail on cron bases - pipe the received mail through a spam filter program (I would recommend dspam - mail/dspam) The result will be lower costs and better knowledge ;) -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user