On Tuesday 05 March 2002 15:42, Richard Crawford wrote: > All I'm asking is whether this is possible, just so I can demonstrate my > own lack of knowledge about e-mail and how the internet works. > > I'm running my RH7.2 computer at home, and I have Pacbell as my DSL > provider. When I send out mail, of course, I send it through Pacbell's > servers. > > Is it possible to run a mail server on my own box so that I don't have > to send through Pacbell's servers? I understand that I'd have to do > some security tightening to make sure no one uses my box for spamming. > > So... Is it possible?
Of course, assuming PB does not prohibit it. I recommend Postfix. -- Rod http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
