> Peter Green:
> > 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.
but mister danger wants to serve port 25 himself. if he doesn't want his
isp's service regarding email, he might consider setting up virtual domains
in qmail/control/virtualdomains. together with the other options of
rewriting (locals, recipientdomains) any nested domain structure can be
build with email addresses always pointing to the main domain.
the machine listening on the smtp port and any other services offered
should go thru some kind of firewall, and be it only rblsmtpd for
spam-control (see also control/baddomains). if later use as a web- or ftp-
server can't be ruled out, only one machine should be visible to the
outside: the gateway. with this architecture in mind it's gonna be easy
to implement full fledged ip fire walling, terminal- and authentication-
servers and so on. it will also go easy on the wallet, since only one
static ip-address will be neccessary.
ok, you want to get your mail directly to your machine, mr. danger? so it
will have to run 24/7? maybe you should consider bying and installing a
second machine for mirroring essential structures and services in case the
main-server goes down. you will have to consider denial of service
attacks, even if qmail is installed correctly, yuo provide only mail-
accounts and security is handled by rblsmtpd and tcpserver. you should not
go any further than this, because you will have to get this beast up and
running with little expertise.
there are advantages in outsourcing mail-services, you know.
> > 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.
i guess a server should use maildir. if something goes wrong, you would
not want to loose an entire mailbox.
> > Finally How do I make it all go back to the Internet?
well you let qmail-inject handle smtp transactions directly with the
target- machine. you might have to state the meginning of the route in
control/smtproute to let your isp handle the physics, but internet connects
endpoints directly from protocol level three up.
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clemens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
do D4685B884894C483
gpg recv-key 0x9
echo `gpg list-key 0x9 | cat -tv` | \
gpg encrypt `gpg list-key 0x9 | 822address` | \
mail -s your-key `gpg list-key 0x9 | 822address`
wait
[encrypted] return mail.
no return mail within a week, you in trouble.
no return mail after a month, i in trouble.
please check
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