At 6:15 AM -0700 9/4/03, David Thornton wrote: >I'm trying to add a SIMS mail server to supplement an offsite >hosted mail account. The offsite account has a limited number of >accounts, and the office I'm working with (a non-profit group >with little cash to spare) doesn't want to pay to add more, so >I'm hoping SIMS can fill in the gap. > >The original plan is this; tell me if it makes sense or if we're >crazy for thinking this might work. We keep the offsite host (we >pay for web hosting anyway and get x number of mail accounts >with the package, so no reason to dump it altogether) and use >that for all incoming & outgoing mail, but use a catchall account >there to redirect mail addressed to users not specified on the >offsite host to the SIMS server.
Let's stop right here. As long as you have a static IP address (as you seemd to note later in your post), why not simply use it? After all, with the offsite provider, you have a situation where you've got to pay them (or at least wait) for changes, they control the blacklist (if any), etc. - essentially, you have NO control. A "catchall" account will become just that - and, believe me, you don't want what it will catch. (And, BTW, it won't work.) Just redirect mail.ourdomain.com to your [12.34.56.78] address, set up SIMS to handle all your mail, and don't worry that your offsite provider's "generous" offer of x e-mail addresses in your own domain is "going to waste." Frankly, with the tools available, they could set it up self-maintained via a web site and give you virtually unlimited accounts with very little impact to them. Luckily, you have SIMS available to you. -- Mark Hartman Computer Solutions tel +1.714.758.0640 http://www.mymacguy.com Member, Apple Consultants Network Cost-effective solutions since 1977 Anaheim, CA, USA ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
