Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:16:46 -0500 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Bernard Roux <bernard@microzone.co.za> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mail Server Message-ID: <3F79F2BE.7080705@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <NHBBIELHOLDOKFPELDKJEECDCAAA.bernard@microzone.co.za> References: <NHBBIELHOLDOKFPELDKJEECDCAAA.bernard@microzone.co.za>
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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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