From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 24 22:23:54 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA29099 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 24 Feb 1997 22:23:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA29087 for ; Mon, 24 Feb 1997 22:23:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id WAA04544; Mon, 24 Feb 1997 22:22:33 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 22:22:33 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White X-Sender: dwhite@localhost Reply-To: Doug White To: Daniel Callan cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Configuring POP server In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970225012831.006df6c4@192.168.0.1> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Daniel Callan wrote: > Does anyone know any GOOD docs on configuring a FreeBSD 2.1.6 PC to be a > standalone POP/SMTP compliant mailserver. It will have an ISDN link to > the local hub. I just need to know more about the required > software/patches/configs. Other than the stock system, you need to add the pop server, and you should have what you need. Popper is in the ports (or packages) tree; make & install it, then enable it in /etc/inetd.conf. You may also want to grab poppassd so your users can change their passwords from remote. Sendmail may require further configuration depending on your environment. The O'Reilly 'sendmail' book is the definitive reference, I suggest buying it if you find the default config unsatisfactory. While you're mucking around in inetd.conf, you can disable the services this machine won't be using. Of course, all of this is highly dependent upon your network configuration and personal preferences. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major