also sprach danger:
> Hi I am having trouble putting together all the pieces together to make a
> qmail based email server.
> I understand how to put together a qmail server under linux.
>
> what I do not know is when I have the MX record changed at My ISP (what
> ever the MX record is)
> How then do I get the "Mail down to my box?" I have a permanent IP address
> on a DSL.
It depends. If you are wanting to use your full machine's address in your
e-mail address (e.g., [EMAIL PROTECTED]) just ask bway.net to set
up the MX record for that host name to point to your static IP address.
If you want to keep your address more succinct (e.g., [EMAIL PROTECTED]) you
have a couple of options. Either set up a .forward file (or have bway.net
set it up) to send all mail addressed to you to your static IP address. Or,
more commonly (I think), keep it in your mailbox at bway.net and use
something like fetchmail to retrieve it via POP3 or IMAP and feed it to your
local qmail system.
> Do I set up for Mailbox or Mbox format? all my users will be using one of
> the following remotely
> Eudora, Outlook, or Netscape.
Purely up to you. The format doesn't matter if you're just giving people
POP3 or IMAP access to their e-mail. All you need is a POP3/IMAP server that
supports your particular format.
> Finally How do I make it all go back to the Internet?
RTFM. What have you tried?
> If you could tell me or point me to some How to's or applications I would
> appreciate it.
http://web.infoave.net/~dsill/lwq.html
/pg
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Peter Green
Gospel Communications Network, SysAdmin
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