On Tue 13 Dec 2011 05:46:17 PM IST, Badola wrote: > I was trying my hands on the article of setting up your mail server > (from "flurdy.com") based on UBUNTU > http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/ > when I came across this line > > > > /*** > Next you need to decide whether to send all outgoing mail via another > SMTP server, or send them yourself. I send via my ISP's server, so it > has to worry about the queing etc. If you send it yourself then you > are not reliant on 3rd party server. But you may risk more exposure > and accidentally be blocked by spam blockers. And it is more work for > your server. Also many servers block dynamic dns hosts, so you may > find your server gets rejected. However choose whichever you are > comfortable with. > > > # leave blank to do it yourself > relayhost = > > > # or put it an accessible smtp server > relayhost = smtp.yourisp.com > > > ***/ > > > > > the changes are supposed to be made in the "main.cf" i.e. the > configuration file of postfix. > And I am not able to understand what should I put as relay host. > > Should I put "smtp.gmail.com" > > or > > should I use > "mail.epiphany.com" > (where epiphany is the name of my pc/laptop) > > I have been told that using only gmail smtp will not work since the > isp will not deliver these > messages in the first place, they dont want people using their > networks at > home to host professional email services for free. > > So is there any service provider where I can apply for free relayhost > service..?? > > Any suggestions and recommendations are desperately welcome. > > > Regards, > Abhinav Badola >
If you send directly, there's quite a chance that your mail will end up in spam, because your ip was never seen sending emails. You can use gmail as a relay, but there's a limitation to that: you can send email with from addresses listed in your account ONLY. I am not aware of any open mail relays, in fact, it's rare, due to spam considerations. If you really want it, get an el cheapo openvz vps and a domain (or even subdomains from no-ip, afraid, etc) will do and use that as a mail relay. Don't open it to the public, use SSH port forwarding. Even after this, yahoo _may_ block your mails. You need to explicity request yahoo to accept your mails. I have done that for my vps. -- Nilesh Govindarajan http://nileshgr.com -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
