Subj : Re: Linux/Windows/Router email set up?
To   : alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
From : J.O. Aho
Date : Sat Aug 14 2004 07:08 pm

cj wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am new to Linux and network set up and working to create a small network 
> of two computers (Linux and Windows XP) which are connected to the Linksys 
> router with the firewall. I intend to host my own domain on the Linux 
> server. I would also like to be able to receive emails on the Linux server 
> and then access them from Outlook installed on WinXP. How can this be done? 
> Can some Linux mail server pool all emails from other accounts (doing all 
> the necessary blacklist, virus and spam filtering), and then Outlook 
> accessing only the ones that passed through?

  - The linksys shoulrd forward port 25 to the linux machine (some ISPs may 
block this port, which makes it not possible to setup a proper mailserver).

  - Install SMTP (sendmail, postfix or qmail) on your linux box, best to take 
packages provided by your distro.

  - Install imap or/and pop3 (there are many options, best is to select the 
packages provided by your distro).

  - Install spamassassin (checks for spam) and you can use procmail to filter 
away the mail or collect all spam in a own mailbox.

  - Install fetchmail, which collects mail from other mailservers to your 
local machine, can handle different users.

The main prople may be the outlook, which may not want to work according to 
rfc, so I would really suggest you to look into to use a better mail program.



  //Aho

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