Thanks a lot for ur mini howto. I am going to move based on ur hints very soon. regards ----- Original Message ----- From: Raja Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] intranet
> JOY wrote: > > Actually I want to set a linux based intranet server at my college and the > > server should supports pop3,smtp for the employee with in the college (local > > domain) and should also supports sending and receiving mail from the > > outside. > > regards > > > > In such a senario, one can presume that the server is located on the > college premises and is permanently connected to the Internet. > > for internal LAN based access the usual config files are good for > restrictions and authentication. > > for external access it is necessary to have a web-mail interface for > access from cyber-cafes - though more expensive for those accessing from > home computers. For access from home computers you can use some > authentication protocol like Kerberos - it is built into the newer > MS_Win platforms but needs configuring. > > Httpd will need some device beyond config files as restrictions are > usually based on fixed IP addresses or domains. For Apache, use any one > of the mod_auth modules to do the trick. (mod_auth, mod_auth_dbm, > mod_auth_db, mod_auth_digest, mod_auth_cookies are some commonly used > ones - there are several others) > > Also, firewalls would need to be opened-up appropriately for external > access. > > raja > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
