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> Hello,
> 
> I am planning to set up a mail server with freebsd. I only have a dial up
> connection to the internet. I wonder if it is possible to do that. I am
> planning to have my computer connected to the internet with the modem all
> the time so that I can send and recieve mails. If so, how? Thanks a lot.

Read the handbook & FAQ.  There's lots in there about this sort of 
thing.  They can be found at

  http://www.freebsd.org/handbook
  http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ

> King Lam
> 

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