One other point, Sendmail is for transfering email accross the internet (an SMTP server). If you want to have email delivered to one machine, then readable from other machines on the net, you need an IMAP server. There are several of them out there. Courier is supposed to be very easyto set up and run.
Doug Riddle --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A good solution for DHCP assigned IPs on your mail > server is to use a dynamic DNS service like > www.dyndns.org. You run a background daemon on your > mail server that tells dyndns.org when your IP > changes. Sure, it is possible that a minute or so will > go by between updates, but it is better than manually > updating your DNS. > > John Hebert > > --- Doug Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As someone indicated earlier, by-passing your ISP > > requires another > > destination. Ergo, you would need a domain, a > > webmail account or > > somewhere for the mail to be sent. Without a static > > IP Address it is > > problematic. A dial up or a DHCP address will not > > do. For a mail > > sever you need a "always on" connection. If it is > > not a static IP > > you need to really stay on top of it and change your > > DNS if the > > address changes. Secondly, as mentioned, you will > > need a DNS > > service. I use Easyspace, they register my domain > > and provide the > > DNS routing for free. > > > > I host my domain remotely and can redirect the mail > > to my local > > sever, hold it at my domain and access it as webmail > > or direct it to > > my yahoo account. Since Cox uses DHCP, and I am WAY > > TOO CHEAP to pop > > for a static address, I use the yahoo account. > > > > I can suggest a mentor or two that do run local > > domains and mail > > servers. I have done it, just to see if I could, > > but keeping it > > active was way too much work due to dhcp. > > > > Most of the information I needed I got out of > > "Running Linux", > > http:\\www.tldp.org, http:\\www.debian.org and the > > libranet users > > email list. I set it up, it worked, Cox punted my > > modem and assigned > > a new IP address 48 or so hours later, I lost two or > > three emails and > > went back to Yahoo. > > > > > > --- Mnemonic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Doug, > > > > > > I have not tried setting up Mutt. I already have > > fetchmail up and > > > running. I > > > was playing with Kmail when I decided I wanted to > > bypass my ISP's > > > mail > > > server. I suspect my desire to do this academic. > > I am curious to > > > know > > > whether or not this is possible. > > > > > > - -K > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > > > > > > iD8DBQE9cBk8UoGHsPHkAUoRAtb2AJ46bzDDkDgYAs8sZmtDdbbgcXf4pQCeK8Au > > > Nx7VjdkZxruevj3sKNi3BbU= > > > =9/wE > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > ===== > > Warmest Regards, > > Doug Riddle > > http://www.dougriddle.com > > > > ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in > > importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - > > George Washington ## > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
