[LI] Questions in setting up mail server

[Differentiated Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.]

Hi,

I've been using linux for s/w development over next 6 months. Now we've
decided to also make it our mail server.

I've been able to setup this machine to dial-out and surf the net using
domain names. Now I want to proceed to set it up as a mail server.

I'm a bit confused about what I have to do next to make it a mail server.
I'm reading PCQuest 98 which has reasonably good write-ups on different
components. I have some basic questions before I can understand PCQ.

1. I have a machine with IP address 192.168.1.2. It is also called
localhost. From any WIN95 workstation if I ping 192.168.1.2 or localhost it
is able to go thru'. I want it to be called +ADw-myhost+AD4-. I used this program
hostname and set the host name as myhost. Now, if I ping even in the linux
machine as myhost it says host not found +ACEAIQ- If I give hostname command it
displays myhost. What is the funda behind this ??
2. As a first step towards setting up the mail server, I want to check
within office mail. If I have to make multiple mailboxes... should I have
multiple mail-ids on the Linux box. How do I create pop mail accounts in the
linux machine and enable within office mail??
3. Do I need to setup DNS on my server if I have to send and receive mail
outside office.
4. In general if somebody can tell me the sequence of steps I have to follow
I will attack the PCQ May 1998 magazine again +ACEAIQ-

I'm finding it incredibly difficult to setup a chatscript and dial out. What
took me say 2 hours on Win95 took me several days to do in Linux and that
too without this linux-india mailing list I don't think I would've ever
completed it.
There are at least possibilities
a) Linux in general has a steep learning curve.
b) I'm not having the right kind of books. I'm having RedHat Linux Unleashed
and PCQ 1998. Maybe I should have some other book.
I've read and re-read man pages. They are very dense. I need the PCQ
magazine to interpret the man pages.

Please ..... Please....help me.

Thanks in advance.

Murali

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India
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