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Linux Email Server How Hard


#1 User is offline   Honky Buzz 

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Posted 22 December 2005 - 01:54 PM

I want to run my own email server here on my HTTP/FTP server. How hard is it to setup.

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Posted 22 December 2005 - 04:50 PM

Setting up a mail server

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Posted 23 December 2005 - 01:24 AM

Holy Jebus. did you try doing this? and if so did it work?

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Posted 23 December 2005 - 09:50 AM

View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 22 2005, 10:24 PM, said:

Holy Jebus. did you try doing this? and if so did it work?

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No I have not set-up an e-mail server, like you I run a web server.
I hope the link gives you a good starting point in getting your e-mail server up and running. The experts here can provide you with further information if you need it.
Good luck in setting up sendmail. Merry Christmas, Honky Buzz! :D

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Posted 23 December 2005 - 10:35 AM

well it would be nice to see if someone on here could help me do it. I would love to have everything in house.



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View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 22 2005, 10:24 PM, said:

Holy Jebus. did you try doing this? and if so did it work?

View Posthitest, on Dec 22 2005, 03:50 PM, said:




No I have not set-up an e-mail server, like you I run a web server.
I hope the link gives you a good starting point in getting your e-mail server up and running. The experts here can provide you with further information if you need it.
Good luck in setting up sendmail. Merry Christmas, Honky Buzz! :D


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Posted 23 December 2005 - 11:51 AM

View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 23 2005, 07:35 AM, said:

well it would be nice to see if someone on here could help me do it. I would love to have everything in house.


The experts log-on to this forum frequently. Please be patient as you wait for a reply. Thanks, and Merry Christmas! :D

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Posted 23 December 2005 - 11:57 AM

ok like I said I would love to have someone walk me through it so I don't mess it up in the process and then screw my HTTP/FTP server.



View Posthitest, on Dec 23 2005, 10:51 AM, said:

View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 23 2005, 07:35 AM, said:

well it would be nice to see if someone on here could help me do it. I would love to have everything in house.


The experts log-on to this forum frequently. Please be patient as you wait for a reply. Thanks, and Merry Christmas! :D


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Posted 23 December 2005 - 01:43 PM

View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 23 2005, 12:57 PM, said:

ok like I said I would love to have someone walk me through it so I don't mess it up in the process and then screw my HTTP/FTP server.



View Posthitest, on Dec 23 2005, 10:51 AM, said:

View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 23 2005, 07:35 AM, said:

well it would be nice to see if someone on here could help me do it. I would love to have everything in house.


The experts log-on to this forum frequently. Please be patient as you wait for a reply. Thanks, and Merry Christmas! :D



I have no experience with an email server. Just a thought, don't most ISPs block port 25, which is needed to serve email

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Posted 23 December 2005 - 02:38 PM

Maybe I am not sure. I am on DSL so they may or may not.

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I have no experience with an email server. Just a thought, don't most ISPs block port 25, which is needed to serve email


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Posted 23 December 2005 - 02:58 PM

View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 23 2005, 11:38 AM, said:

Maybe I am not sure. I am on DSL so they may or may not.

View Postshanenin, on Dec 23 2005, 12:43 PM, said:

I have no experience with an email server. Just a thought, don't most ISPs block port 25, which is needed to serve email



I'm on DSL too, I like it.
Perhaps you should contact your ISP and ask them if they permit running a home e-mail server.

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Posted 23 December 2005 - 04:14 PM

Who is your DSL company. Mine is Alltel.

View Posthitest, on Dec 23 2005, 01:58 PM, said:

I'm on DSL too, I like it.
Perhaps you should contact your ISP and ask them if they permit running a home e-mail server.


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Posted 23 December 2005 - 05:12 PM

View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 23 2005, 01:14 PM, said:

Who is your DSL company. Mine is Alltel.

View Posthitest, on Dec 23 2005, 01:58 PM, said:

I'm on DSL too, I like it.
Perhaps you should contact your ISP and ask them if they permit running a home e-mail server.



My ISP is a company called CityWest located in Northern B.C., Canada. :D

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Posted 23 December 2005 - 05:14 PM

ok so do they allow it there?

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My ISP is a company called CityWest located in Northern B.C., Canada. :D


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Posted 23 December 2005 - 05:24 PM

View PostHonky Buzz, on Dec 23 2005, 02:14 PM, said:

ok so do they allow it there?

View Posthitest, on Dec 23 2005, 04:12 PM, said:

My ISP is a company called CityWest located in Northern B.C., Canada. :D



I'm not sure, I've never run an e-mail server so I've never asked. Different ISPs have different rules. Some ISPs block port 80 and won't let you run an Apache web server.
Your best bet is to contact your company directly and find out for yourself.

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Posted 23 December 2005 - 05:45 PM

roger doger


View Posthitest, on Dec 23 2005, 04:24 PM, said:

I'm not sure, I've never run an e-mail server so I've never asked. Different ISPs have different rules. Some ISPs block port 80 and won't let you run an Apache web server.
Your best bet is to contact your company directly and find out for yourself.


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