On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 5:38 AM, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> On 02.04.15 15:48, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Oh wait, you will need to setup a mail server... Does gnipsel.com have > > a mail.gnipsel.com alias address registered? > > $ host -t mx gnipsel.com > gnipsel.com mail is handled by 30 mx.gnipsel.com > > > Something that can duplicate sendmail but is easier to configure? > > Postfix comes to mind as Jim has been looking into dumping qmail after > > about 16 years in favor of something that can make use of the rbl's > > available on the net, qmail doesn't support that as its so old. Some > > of them free, some have a low suscription by the year or similar. > > Postfix is pretty simple to set up, and even has a sendmail > compatibility interface for us oldtimers. Just a day or two ago I > changed from ubuntu 10.04 to debian 7.8.0 on my desktop machine, and > installed the postfix package. > > The package install throws up a curses semi-gui config interface which > asks a few questions, including a choice of 4 ways that you might be > connected to the network. Since I'm not permanently connected, I again > chose "Internet site with smarthost". (I.e. my ISP is my mail relay.) > > Since I always forget to put my ISP's mailhost in square brackets at the > semi-gui stage, I run some tweaks as root afterwards. The following > collection have delivered the goods in the last three distro installs: > (Modified for gnipsel) > > # postconf -ev relayhost=[mx.gnipsel.com] > > When I've omitted the [], my mails have bounced, so I like the brackets. > > # postconf -ev message_size_limit=25600000 > > My brother sometimes sends a 2 MB email. That lets 'em through. > > # postconf -ev mailbox_command='/usr/bin/procmail -t -a $EXTENSION' > > YMMV. I fetch mail with fetchmail, and use procmail to sort it into a > dozen or more incoming mailboxes, one per list. The default, examined > by: > > $ postconf -n mailbox_command > > omits the -t, which I like to have: > > -t Make procmail fail softly, i.e., if procmail cannot deliver > the mail > to any of the destinations you gave, the mail will not bounce, > but > will return to the mailqueue. > Another delivery-attempt will be made at some time in the > future. > > # postconf -ev smtp_generic_maps=hash:/etc/postfix/generic > > # vim /etc/postfix/generic # Any editor, to add one line: > your_username your_email_address # Insert your stuff there. > > # postmap /etc/postfix/generic > > # postfix reload > > After that, my mail goes through fine. > > If you have trouble, all non-default configs can be read with: > > $ postconf -n > > and posted here for closer scrutiny. > > If using fetchmail to bring mail in from the ISP, then a ~/.fetchmailrc > makes that more comfortable. Grab the config tool too, to simplify > setup. The packages are: > > $ apt-cache search fetchmailconf > fetchmail - SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder > fetchmailconf - fetchmail configurator > > So, for a basic setup, there's not much to it. > > Erik > And postfix works quite well with spamassassin, using spamd/spamc, which really helps cut down on the nasties. <https://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/IntegratedSpamdInPostfix> I've been using spamassassin since they first came out with it, back in the days when I understood completely all the arcane sendmail incantations with m4, and the requisite use of the sacrificial chicken. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
