On 16 Jan 2006 at 6:45, Pranav Lal wrote: > PL] Got any recommendations?
Not really, I use a local ISP, from what I remember you are located in India. It's probably be easier to find a local company to help you with this. > I have thought of running my own SMTP server but do not have a static > ip address. You don't _have_ to have a static ip, however it will help immensely. The best way to get around this is setup a vpn or whatever to your mail server AND make sure your mailserver uses your isp as a smart relay. If you do that, you should be fine. However that's just the bare minimum, you'll need to get a static hostname at least, Dyndns.org and the like. Ideally you want the reverse dns mapping to work (ip address to hostname) however that's much harder to do if you don't have a static ip. My ISP, (Telus) gives me 5 static ip's on my current plan and allows me full control of the reverse dns. That helps a lot when dealing with server side spam filters, many of which will drop your mail (or tag as spam) if the forward and reverse dns lookups don't match. There's lots of other things you need to know, however a bit of googling will get you started. Either way, make DARN sure you don't setup an open relay.... -- Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
