Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:00:32 +0530 From: Shantanoo <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net> To: Micheal Patterson <micheal@tsgincorporated.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Configuring E-mail Services on a Standalone Wkst Message-ID: <20040120153032.GB43165@dhumketu.homeunix.net> In-Reply-To: <017901c3dde6$598ec050$0201a8c0@dredster> References: <017901c3dde6$598ec050$0201a8c0@dredster>
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+++ Micheal Patterson [freebsd] [18-01-04 11:13 -0600]: | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Bob Perry" <rperry4@earthlink.net> | To: "FreeBSD-Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> | Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 1:47 AM | Subject: Configuring E-mail Services on a Standalone Wkst | | | > Hello, | > | > I have two PCs, an NT 4.0 box and a FreeBSD 4.8 system. I'm connected | > to the internet via dial-up (56k modem) and using the mail system found | > in Mozilla. I understood that mail services was a natural with FreeBSD | > so I thought I would take the opportunity to learn what I could about | > setting up a mail server. I've become familiar with SMTP, MUAs, MTAs, | > qpopper, and fetchmail but it seems like some of the more necessary | > components are a static IP address, 24/7 connection, and accurate DNS | > information set up on my system. If this an accurate assessment, I may | > have to be satisfied setting up my e-mail services for a standalone | > workstation because I can't afford a static IP address or 24/7 connection. | > | > If a full-fledged e-mail server isn't feasible, can I still use software | > like sendmail, mutt, qpopper, and fetchmail for a standalone | > workstation? Do they offer any real advantages over the mail systems | > that come with Mozilla, Netscape, etc.? Any, and all comments are | welcome. | > | > Thank you. | > Bob Perry | > | > -- | > FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE-p13 0# | | What I've done in the past with dialup is this: | | Configure sendmail to use a smart host. This would point to your ISP's mail | server. | Configure fetchmail to run every 10 minutes to check for incoming mail. | Configure qpopper, imapd services so you can recieve your mail from the bsd | box. | | On your client computer (Windows), configure it to send and recieve mail | from your unix box. | | In this config, fetchmail will retrieve mail from your isp, pipe it through | your local sendmail. This allows you to place your own filters on incoming | mail and scan it for viri using the software of your choice. Then when you | send mail out, it hits the sendmail server and is forwarded on to your ISP. Instead of smarthost, I use free dynanic DNS services. Thus, my DNS record in complete. I am able to send mail to all the addresses in my address book. Shantanoo | | -- | | Micheal Patterson | Network Administration | TSG Incorporated | 405-917-0600 | | | ------------------------------
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