Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:49:43 -0300 From: "Jeff MacDonald" <info@bignose.ca> To: "'Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.'" <kdk@daleco.biz>, "'Bernard Roux'" <bernard@microzone.co.za> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Mail Server Message-ID: <000001c3879c$c21b68d0$c800a8c0@jeff3vc1phnqhx> In-Reply-To: <3F79F2BE.7080705@daleco.biz>
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I think you should also ask yourself, why are you so desparate ?
Is there a deadline or did you bite off more than you could chew ?
Things in UNIX take time, and a lot of reading. If you are feeling
desparate, the best thing you can do it get a cofee, find some
documentation and just take a nice read thru it.
I'm speaking from experience, last week I hosed a qmail installation
really good, but after reading docs for about an hour without
touching a computer, my head was much clearer and I solved my problem.
For what it's worth..
Jeff.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of
>> Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:17 PM
>> To: Bernard Roux
>> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>> Subject: Re: Mail Server
>>
>>
>> Bernard Roux wrote:
>>
>> >Please can you help me. I would like to setup a mail server using
>> >Freebsd. I have installed the software, but how do I
>> configure Freebsd
>> >to become a mail server.
>> >
>> >I am desperate.
>> >
>> >
>> >Kind regards
>> >
>> >Bernard Roux
>> >
>> >
>> In addition to the fine replies you have already
>> received, let me add to the noise: FreeBSD comes
>> with Sendmail, all time King ("James" ;-) of the
>> MTA's, already installed. All you need is the line
>>
>> sendmail_enable="YES"
>>
>> In /etc/rc.conf.
>>
>> So you have a working SMTP server on
>> hand, it just needs some configuration.
>>
>> If you do *not* know how to set up DNS,
>> you should read up on that first.
>>
>> Walk through /etc/mail and look at a few files:
>>
>> local-host-names # add your hostname to this file
>> #if it doesn't exist, create it
>> relay-domains #you may need to add LAN IP's
>> # or other domains to allow outbound
>> # relaying of mail
>> aliases # username mapping
>> virtusertable # domain mapping
>>
>> Check the file /var/log/maillog as well, as most
>> any errors dealing with the mailserver will show
>> up there.
>>
>> If you want to use the machine as a POP or
>> IMAP server, check the programs in /etc/ports/mail.
>> There is an example line to enable a POP server
>> in /etc/inetd.conf, but one is not installed by
>> default.
>>
>> I don't necessarily wish to give you the
>> impression that running a mail server is a
>> piece of cake, but it's not that difficult to
>> get started with it. What is tough is keeping
>> it secure, and making sure the configuration
>> makes it a workhorse and not a headache.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Kinsey
>> DaleCo, S.P.
>>
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