Subj : recieving external email
To   : Ned Brickley
From : Digital Man
Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 12:41 pm

  Re: recieving external email
  By: Ned Brickley to alt.bbs.synchronet on Sat Sep 03 2005 11:52 am

 > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet
 > 
 > Hi, I am trying to configure syncronet so inbound mail from the net is
 > reliably delivered. I'm using ddyndns.org to register my ip address.
 > (Being cheap I'm using the free service)
 > 
 > Someone posted a howto on setting up the mx records there and like a
 > moron I didn't save them. If they could be reposted please?? :)

You don't strictly *need* an MX record if the mail server for your host/domain
name is at the same IP address that host/domain name resolves to.

You can also use the free yourbbs.synchro.net service. See
http://synchro.net/docs/dyndns.txt for details.

                                                  digital man

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