From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 1 18:59:45 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D218DCD7 for ; Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:59:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-x22c.google.com (mail-ob0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22c]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 975AE18AD for ; Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:59:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: by obew15 with SMTP id w15so111182625obe.1 for ; Mon, 01 Jun 2015 11:59:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=KU85ftRepFkMeEobfPq1a6C7ayYRA1zCLYgvLS/g6t8=; b=SiOrK5Ht+k9b4NK5eObu5Xm3h2E+870GeEAupIow/7QgjD7rDgni9ZEu+TXkYT0Ad0 FsTNAcdyLjRGGnrmxdcThjoydDcbpGZjmCFCrEHUR4bo5ETz6qk061kQFzLd5sUiwF6g 7y+zNLEhLvjKkJQI2PGZWgJFkA1CWoBC5wjr7Aqg5U99wALOT0FFI1BNkxxtPzlD6Rf1 0yLOKytVM1pDhwnTKNQCX2ipJz+MuM0Koy71IFaJgNRUVL5RvN3esJRSpRuVnWJSZVZd nylS5MxphDJdbF48nR6fO7IKCPnZ+saq40/EjpnMSN6Gz41vn1tgxXg73S8ekqscNiMb dv9w== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.117.74 with SMTP id kc10mr19158774oeb.67.1433185184819; Mon, 01 Jun 2015 11:59:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.60.117.230 with HTTP; Mon, 1 Jun 2015 11:59:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20150601145425.20b56f3a@seibercom.net> References: <20150601145425.20b56f3a@seibercom.net> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 14:59:44 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: best options for a *WORKING* MTA From: Aryeh Friedman To: FreeBSD FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:59:46 -0000 On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Jerry wrote: > On Mon, 1 Jun 2015 13:51:17 -0400, Alejandro Imass stated: > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Aryeh Friedman > > wrote: > > > I have tried every which way I can find in the handbook and/or on the > net > > > to get a working mail server and the best I can do get the default > > > sendmail > > > > I hate sendmail but I love FreeBSD and I simply not use it and use > Postfix. > > > > > to answer on localhost only (postfix seems to be completely broken). > > > > Not sure what you mean. I use Postfix in FBSD for years now. > > > > > Where can I find a good *SIMPLE* set of instructions on how to set up a > > > working mail server to accept mail for my domain? > > > > > > > First describe what problems you are having exactly. General questions > > will only get you general answers. > > > > Basically you can simply disable Sendmail and enable Postfix and it > > works perfectly. > > > > There is a general recipe for it but YMMV so be more specific and > > perhaps we can be more useful. > > > Add to /etc/rc.conf > > ## Disable SENDMAIL > sendmail_enable="NO" > sendmail_submit_enable="NO" > sendmail_outbound_enable="NO" > sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO" > > ## Start POSTFIX > postfix_enable="YES" > > Now, either manually shut down SendMail or reboot. If you don't reboot, you > will have to manually start Posfix. Personally, I would recommend that you > reboot. I will leave learning how to configure Postfix as an exercise for > the > poster. Joining the Postfix Forum would probably be a wise move. > > That's the exact procedure I tried several times before posting the request for help -- Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org