Subj : Re: Linux/Windows/Router email set up?
To   : alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
From : Harry Phillips
Date : Sun Aug 15 2004 08:22 pm

cj wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am new to Linux

Welcome.

> 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?

I use and recommend CourierIMAP, then setup Outlook to use IMAP.

> 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?
> 

Hmmm, I have a catchall account on my web server, that then forwards all 
the mail to an account on my Linux box. I then use SpamAssassin to check 
for spam and procmail to filter it.

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Regards,
Harry Phillips

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