lelandj wrote: > Running your own mail server is not as bad as people may think, and has > its advantanges. In order to do it, you would need a static IP address, > an MX record on a DNS, a router that forwards to the local computer that > acts as the smtp mail server. > > The hard part is initial set-up, which involves a learning curve and a > block of time devoted to getting everything humming along. Once the > system is going, it's pretty hassle free. Still there is a good bit of > Linux/network expertise required. > > I'm using a postfix MTA smtp mail server that interfaces to dbmail. > dbmail hand everything off to a postgresql database. My system is > configured so it will only forward email coming from the local network > to avoid exposing the system to hacker, who are constantly looking for > mail servers they can hijack into open relays. If the members of the > local network are on a remote computer, they can access their email > using squirrelmail, a web interface that uses apache web server running > locally on the same computer as the mail server, so my system uses both > a web server and mail server. LOL > > dbmail also has a web based gui that makes it easy to add new users, set > quotes, etc. > > I also have mailman installed and running. > > I have pop3 turned off in my config files, so my mail server is imap only. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBMail_IMAP_and_POP3_server
Hi Leland, Wonderful. Put grammar check on it and you will be cruising. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
