From owner-freebsd-newbies Sun Sep 24 9:54: 0 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from f1node03.rhrz.uni-bonn.de (node03.rhrz.uni-bonn.de [131.220.18.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE3B737B422 for ; Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:53:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from moritz.alleswirdgelber (ascend-tk-p135.dialin.uni-bonn.de [131.220.244.135]) by f1node03.rhrz.uni-bonn.de (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA48058; Sun, 24 Sep 2000 18:51:07 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moritz.alleswirdgelber (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA00685; Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:43:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from uzs106@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de) Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:43:48 +0200 (CEST) From: Heiko Recktenwald X-Sender: uzs106@moritz.alleswirdgelber To: John Murphy Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Beyond SMTP In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Very real problems, glad you raised them ! The SMTP thing is solved by the famous "SMTP after POP" hack, you have first to authentificate yourself, with POP, and then can use a related SMTP server. This is the base of all the "free" e-mail services like www.gmx.de. The times they are changing... DNS could be negotiated via PPP, but I have no idea. H. On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, John Murphy wrote: > I'm asking here because I need to know what I need, and there's no great > urgency. Also, please CC me because I'm not able to subscribe at present. > > Here in the uk, one has to shop around and change ISP frequently to get > cheap, or un-metered dial-up access. Data speed is usually quite good, > but services usually poor. It's often possible to retrieve e-mail from > a previous 'provider' but relaying is denied for outgoing SMTP. > > I may gain access to a connection, but no services, temporarily for free. > > So what I realty need is, I presume, an SMTP server on my Gateway, or will > sendmail perform this task somehow. I fear there are large gaps in my > knowledge in this area. Links to any tutorial pages would help. > > I looked at Zmailer, but feel it would get bored with so little to do. > This is a one man LAN. :) > > Also, I'll need a free to use DNS lookup IP number or two. Recommendations? > > Thank you, > John. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message