From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 20 07:32:34 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 9871716A4D9 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:32:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from dhumketu.homeunix.net (dialpool-210-214-66-249.maa.sify.net [210.214.66.249]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0822643D77 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:30:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net) Received: (qmail 43319 invoked by uid 1000); 20 Jan 2004 15:30:32 -0000 Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:00:32 +0530 From: Shantanoo To: Micheal Patterson Message-ID: <20040120153032.GB43165@dhumketu.homeunix.net> Mail-Followup-To: Micheal Patterson , Bob Perry , FreeBSD-Questions References: <017901c3dde6$598ec050$0201a8c0@dredster> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <017901c3dde6$598ec050$0201a8c0@dredster> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Organization: Hmmm... I dunno X-OS: FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE i386 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: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:32:34 -0000 +++ Micheal Patterson [freebsd] [18-01-04 11:13 -0600]: | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Bob Perry" | To: "FreeBSD-Questions" | Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 1:47 AM | Subject: Configuring E-mail Services on a Standalone Wkst | | | > 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 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. | > | > 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? Do they offer any real advantages over the mail systems | > that come with Mozilla, Netscape, etc.? Any, and all comments are | welcome. | > | > Thank you. | > Bob Perry | > | > -- | > FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE-p13 0# | | What I've done in the past with dialup is this: | | Configure sendmail to use a smart host. This would point to your ISP's mail | server. | Configure fetchmail to run every 10 minutes to check for incoming mail. | Configure qpopper, imapd services so you can recieve your mail from the bsd | box. | | On your client computer (Windows), configure it to send and recieve mail | from your unix box. | | In this config, fetchmail will retrieve mail from your isp, pipe it through | your local sendmail. This allows you to place your own filters on incoming | mail and scan it for viri using the software of your choice. Then when you | send mail out, it hits the sendmail server and is forwarded on to your ISP. Instead of smarthost, I use free dynanic DNS services. Thus, my DNS record in complete. I am able to send mail to all the addresses in my address book. Shantanoo | | -- | | Micheal Patterson | Network Administration | TSG Incorporated | 405-917-0600 | | | ------------------------------