On Fri, 11 May 2001, you wrote:
> * john gennard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010511 15:25]:
> > I connect to an ISP by dialling with a modem and have just two user
> > accounts.
>
> So you need serialmail. Get and install it. There are many hints on how
> to do this in this list's archive.
>
I hadn't heard of this - although I'm subscribed to the list, I have
not yet perused the archives I'll do so now.
> > I've never really understood the concept of a FQDN and so
> > can't with confidence create a /var/qmail/control file.
>
> Your box has a name, consisting of your domain (which you don't have)
> and its local hostname. You can register a domain for a dial-up system
> at dyndns.org or something.
>
This is something I meant to have a look at sometime, but keep
overlooking. Not sure if it will be an option for me, but it's worth
seeing what is involved
> > Hypothetically, my ISP is heaven.com, I call my box eden and have
> > users adam and eve, what is my FQDN? (I log in as say garden - so
> > outsiders email me as [EMAIL PROTECTED]).
>
> That is irrelevant. You just want your From address to be correct.
>
> > I fail to understand exactly what part alias plays in the setup. At a
> > minimum, I should create three - root, postmaster and mailer-daemon,
> > but do I need any for my user accounts and why?
>
> Aliases are email addresses without local users. Mail to root is
> internally forwarded to a user you put in ~alias/.qmail-root, for
> example.
>
> > With the simple setup I have should I bother with the dot-forward,
> > daemontools and fastforward packages?
>
> Depends on where you come from and where you want to go. dot-forward and
> fastforward should be unnecessary, but daemontools and ucspi-tcp are
> very clever.
>
> > I know these are very simple questions, but could someone give
> > a simple explanation to help me along. What I would ideally like is
> > a write up for a minimal setup for the type of installation I have -
> > it seems none exists or else I can't find it.
>
> Ummmm... Just install qmail, ucspi-tcp, daemontools and serialmail and
> follow the instructions step by set. Really. :-)
Thank you for your response - every bit of extra knowledge is
welcome. Grateful, John.
