Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 14:59:44 -0400 From: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: best options for a *WORKING* MTA Message-ID: <CAGBxaX=9QabXstsWa4HNk9kX9o4RW-5v5N8L=kRnv6qpOE0k0Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20150601145425.20b56f3a@seibercom.net> References: <CAGBxaXn2OLg0ON8-YsNQbSDnJ8jEyqV6gFJANVyvtGtURSo8eg@mail.gmail.com> <CAHieY7S4_Et6fwLiqCVHF_CarrYOJZN-OYumcJD1daL56HCe=A@mail.gmail.com> <20150601145425.20b56f3a@seibercom.net>
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On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote: > On Mon, 1 Jun 2015 13:51:17 -0400, Alejandro Imass stated: > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Aryeh Friedman > > <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> 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
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