"Steven Klass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey I finally have qmail set up, and it was much easier the 100th or so
>time:-) Seriously, this was about the third attempt (relatively new to
>Linux) and things finally started to show some improvement. It's critical
>to read the doc's and if you don't understand re-read..
That's good advice, the re-read part.
> Anyway I have a couple of questions. I am connected to my ISP
>(Speedchoice) via Ethernet. Does anyone know if I can monitor port 25 (SMTP)
>for mail. My schooling on this involves reading the net3 how-to, so go easy
>on me. I would think that if I have a "permanent" connection to my ISP that
>I should be able to monitor my host name (Static IP) and that should
>be it?
If:
1. you have a static IP address (you do), and
2. there is no MX record for your system pointing to your ISP's
mail hub (I can't tell), and
3. you have qmail-smtpd configured properly on your system via
inetd or tcpserver, (part of the normal qmail installation
process) then:
You should be able to receive mail on your system directly via SMTP.
-Dave
