From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 20 20:50:08 2010 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 91E8A106567F for ; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:50:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd.user@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AE9E8FC1E for ; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:50:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws19 with SMTP id 19so8062144vws.13 for ; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:50:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.123.198 with SMTP id q6mr3643884vcr.239.1279659006800; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:50:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (c-67-189-160-65.hsd1.ny.comcast.net [67.189.160.65]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i40sm1772147vcr.8.2010.07.20.13.50.05 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:50:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio (zeus [192.168.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: FreeBSD.user@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6E0F4E5484D for ; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:50:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:50:03 -0400 From: Jerry To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100720165003.42ce7fc7@scorpio> In-Reply-To: References: <20100720092644.28643f19aryeh.friedman%gmail.com@flosoft.no-ip.biz> <20100720093328.4f1bd5d0@scorpio> <20100720094609.02f88f0baryeh.friedman%gmail.com@flosoft.no-ip.biz> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.6 (GTK+ 2.20.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.1) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: Help with setting up a mail server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:50:08 -0000 On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:03:55 +0300 Odhiambo Washington articulated: > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Aryeh M. Friedman > wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:33:28 -0400 > > Jerry wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:26:44 -0400 > >> Aryeh M. Friedman articulated: > >> > >> > I am a consultant and was retained by my client to setup qmail or > >> > exim on a VPS running 8.0-STABLE (i386). After setting up the DNS > >> > (A record and MX record) we have been unable to send or receive > >> > mail. The client has/had a working script for installing qmail on > >> > 7.1-STABLE but it seems to not work on 8.0-STABLE. They are using > >> > the same VPS provider who this 7.1-STABLE install script worked > >> > under. I have tried everything I can think of to make it work > >> > including asking obvious questions on -questions@. > >> > > >> > I informed the client that the task is likely beyond me capabilities > >> > but I would help recruit someone who would be able to do it at a > >> > reasonable fee paid to them (I am acting as a no cost middle man on > >> > this [I am helping the client for free since I was unable to get it > >> > done]). > >> > > >> > Please send any ideas and/or offers to do the job > >> > >> I would seriously suggest that you consider installing Postfix. It is > >> in the ports tree, is well maintained and works out of the box. The > >> Postfix forum will be glad to give you any advice you need for setting > >> up and securing your mail server. Qmail is no longer supported by its > >> author and can be a nightmare to maintain. > >> > > > > We had also tried sendmail and couldn't get that working either so I > > suspect it is a general config issue not a MTA one.  (I have set > > sendmail up about 30 times in the past so I know a little bit about it) > > Exim is a very good choice. Forget the Postfix suggestions. It's > Sendmail's brother:-) At least Postfix is fully RFC compliant, as opposed to Exim. SEE: RFC 2034 (SMTP enhanced status codes), RFC 3461-4 (delivery status notifications), RFC 1652 (8-bit MIME including 8->7bit conversion) among others. -- Jerry ✌ FreeBSD.user@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ The wise shepherd never trusts his flock to a smiling wolf.