G'day Eric, On 2016-02-26 Fri 14:52 PM |, Eric Furman wrote: > > What Nick was trying to say was, "If you do not understand internet > e-mail from end-to-end please do not run an e-mail server."
Yes. > There is a lot more to it than just installing some packages. Yes, he'll need at least: *) 1 static IP address *) a hosted registered domain name he can control *) properly configured reverse DNS from the ISP *) loads of time to learn > When you setup a mis-configured e-mail system you don't just > suffer. Everybody suffers. > An amateur running an e-mail server is MUCH more likely to become > a SPAM bot. And, no it is not worth it. > Children make a mess when learning to eat. When learning to ride a bike, people fall off. Learning to sail often ends in being towed to port. When I was an apprentice engineer in the navy, and I made an arse of welding something, my tradesman would say, "Don't worry: He who's never fucked up, has never made fuck all." Learning to run a mail server won't be easy, nor quick, nor perfect, but it could be an adventure, despite the funny fuckups along the way. Cheers! -- Frodo: Come on, Sam. Remember what Bilbo used to say: "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
