From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HnOSt-0005vL-P8 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 14 May 2007 00:31:04 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l4E0TjTB012763; Mon, 14 May 2007 00:29:45 GMT Received: from ufies.org (ufies.org [65.110.12.162]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l4E0PQQH008130 for ; Mon, 14 May 2007 00:25:26 GMT Received: by ufies.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id ADA0D1CC056; Sun, 13 May 2007 17:25:50 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 17:25:50 -0700 From: Alan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] I want to configure an email server Message-ID: <20070514002550.GF18824@ufies.org> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <464786CD.40108@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="7SAgGoIHugoKhRwh" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <464786CD.40108@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Archives-Salt: 587d39f8-256f-4730-a084-4d5341257c5b X-Archives-Hash: 30368267f1cd2db2dd615f141dd5acae --7SAgGoIHugoKhRwh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, May 13, 2007 at 05:44:45PM -0400, Dan Cowsill wrote: > But I have no idea where to start. Frankly, so many possibilities and > incredibly complex setups have deterred me somewhat from embarking on > this venture. However, I would very much like to have my very own email > server under my own domain name. >=20 > So what I'm asking you guys for is documentation, software packages, > recommended setups, anything you can add. I am not looking for an all > in one HOWTO (and don't really expect to find one with such a > complicated process) and I am willing to RTFM when necessary. The question is more what sort of setup do you want? Are you setting up just for one domain, for more than one, doing hosting, etc etc? A default postfix install with the /etc/postfix/main.cf edited to make sure that the domain is correct will give you what you want for an email system, but won't really do it if you're doing multiple domains, or want a database backend, etc. A bit more info would help. There's all sorts of info out there, you just need to know what you're looking for first :) --=20 Alan - http://arcterex.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beware of computer programmers that carry screwdrivers." -- Unknown --7SAgGoIHugoKhRwh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGR6yOXi0GrvpeI94RApIIAJ0bmSnSp7ZMD1BNf14F2VP/V6xZcQCfUHIJ lok9De1wQY0RvLns8xCOPec= =3aFy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7SAgGoIHugoKhRwh-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list