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> > What do I need to support email? I've heard sendmail is > _really_ hard to configure, and I think I will need a POP daemon. > > What should happen: Once an hour, the Linux server dials up the ISP. > The connection uses PPP or SLIP with a static IP address. After the > connection is established, the Linux box requests mail by fingering > an address. Mail is transferred via SMTP (I can also use UUCP). > > Users connect to the local server with Windows TCP/IP. They use some > protocol (POP?) to get mail into a Windows mailer. (Which would be ???) > > I think this is pretty standard, anything I should know? > You have a real basic configuration, certainly standard enough to not need anything more than smail --- I believe linux comes with in.popd as well --- check in inetd.conf. Get the Email HOWTO, since it discusses exactly your configuration. Adrian -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian Hall adrian at hall.pn.com Systems & Networking Engineer ahall at xionics.com (at home)
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