OK... provisionally, I'm OK with that solution...
I do have a question though: how do I lock down smtp services on the
linux box if I move smtp services there (for users using clients from
other networks...)
Thanks,
J.
On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Bruce Dawson wrote:
> The easiest solution?
>
> Move all your mail services OFF the Mac and onto the Linux box. Set the
> Linux box to be the Mail server for the domain (by changing the MX
> record).
>
> Other solutions are more involved.
>
> "Joshua S. Freeman" wrote:
> >
> > OK.. now that we've got pop working on 199.232.38.4 (a linux box known as
> > monica.threeofus.com and aliased as pop3.threeofus.com) it seems the
> > following scenario pertains:
> >
> > all mail for *.threeofus.com is being spooled on the machine that handles
> > DNS for .threeofus.com... that's 199.232.38.2, aka joshua.threeofus.com
> > and aliased as mail.threeofus.com and pop.threeofus.com...
> >
> > the problem is that mail for [EMAIL PROTECTED] is bouncing UNLESS
> > that username exists in the accounts list on the mail server on the mac
> > (199.232.38.2)... i have a bunch of users who only read their mail using
> > pine on the linux box, 199.232.38.4...
> >
> > basically, here's what i'd like to set up:
> >
> > dns for threeofus.com should be served by macDNS on the mac at
> > 199.232.38.2
> >
> > I want smtp for client users (non-*nix clients) to use mail.threeofus.com,
> > aka 199.232.38.2 (Eudora Internet Mail Server)... there's no way to turn
> > off pop service with EIMS, so even though pop service will be ON on
> > 199.232.38.2 (the mac, aka, pop..threeofus.com), I want ALL pop
> > activity/incoming mail for [EMAIL PROTECTED] to be spooled on the
> > linux box, 199.232.38.4 aka pop3.threeofus.com so that:
> >
> > a) nothing bounces
> > b) both pine users and remote client users can get their mail for their
> > account @threeofus.com
> >
> > PLEASE HELP ME UNTANGLE/CONFIGURE THIS MESS!
> >
> > Thanks! ;-)
> >
>
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