From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 24 20:44:31 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 9B6561065682 for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:44:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41FEE8FC20 for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:44:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7OKiNTN032688; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:44:24 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080824154254.0259fcf0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:44:15 -0500 To: pete , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20080824140625.txre8xer6s0ggwww@webmail.secureserverdot.co m> References: <20080824140625.txre8xer6s0ggwww@webmail.secureserverdot.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080823-0, 08/23/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.3/8081/Sun Aug 24 08:41:12 2008 on betty.computinginnovations.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m7OKiNTN032688 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: 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 20:44:31 -0000 At 01:06 PM 8/24/2008, pete wrote: >I have a hosted domain that recently changed their mail filtering. I >am not happy with the new setup and am considering setting up my own. >Looking for tips on setting up something on my freeBSD 6.1 box. > >My ISP is cablevision IO. Not sure what they allow, ie: whether I can >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. > >Also looking for advice on which software would serve me bet in this instance. > >TIA > >Pete C You will need either a static IP, or subscribe to a service that will update your DNS entry as your IP changes. I prefer to use a static IP, but you need to see if your ISP will give you one. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.