From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 3 12:28:07 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 205FB16A412 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:28:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from petern@africaonline.co.zw) Received: from smtp.africaonline.co.zw (smtp.africaonline.co.zw [216.104.192.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7043F13C455 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:28:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from petern@africaonline.co.zw) Received: from smtp.africaonline.co.zw (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id ACB9D23C3F; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:58:34 +0200 (SAST) Received: from firewall.petergunz.africaonline.co.zw (unknown [216.104.192.14]) by smtp.africaonline.co.zw (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4D9823C38; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:58:33 +0200 (SAST) From: Peter Nyamukusa Organization: Africa Online Zimbabwe To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:58:10 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <5bf3a41f0701030128gd2ce04wb6fe8df882aa80e2@mail.gmail.com> <200701030934.l039Yj5a092403@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> In-Reply-To: <200701030934.l039Yj5a092403@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200701031358.11872.petern@africaonline.co.zw> X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.1.3.34433 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='RDNS_GENERIC_POOLED 0, RDNS_SUSP_GENERIC 0, __CD 0, __CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CTYPE_CHARSET_QUOTED 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __FRAUD_419_LOC 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: Olivier Nicole , mo.babaei@gmail.com Subject: Re: Setting another machine as a firewall X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: petern@africaonline.co.zw List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:28:07 -0000 On Wednesday 03 January 2007 11:34, Olivier Nicole wrote: > > i want to set another machine as a firewall for my mail server to preve= nt > > receiving huge number of spams each day. > > so, how shuold i change my DNS to do this ? Also note that port 25 on the firewall should be open, either accepting ema= il=20 as an SMTP Gateway or redirecting incoming SMTP requests on port 25 to your= =20 mail server. > > Have your MX reccord to point to the firewall mail server. > > But before you do that, you should make sure that the firewall is > set-up and configured and running. > > Olivier > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" =2D-=20 Peter Nyamukusa Systems Administrator Africa Online Zimbabwe Tel: =C2=A0 =C2=A0+263-4-250890 =46ax: =C2=A0 =C2=A0+263-4-702203 E-mail: petern@africaonlineco.zw AIM: =C2=A0 petenya Africa Online Disclaimer and Confidentiality Note=20 This e-mail, its attachments and any rights attaching hereto are,=20 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the property of=20 Africa Online Holdings (Mauritius) Limited and/or its subsidiaries=20 ("the Group"). It is confidential and intended for the addressee=20 only. Should you not be the addressee and have received this e-mail=20 by mistake, kindly notify the sender, delete this e-mail=20 immediately and do not disclose or use the same in any manner=20 whatsoever. Views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those=20 of the sender unless clearly stated as those of the Group. The=20 Group accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages,=20 however incurred, resulting from the use of this e-mail or its=20 attachments. The Group does not warrant the integrity of this=20 e-mail, nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or=20 interference. For more information about Africa Online, please=20 visit our website at http://www.africaonline.com