[X Servers] Mail Setup question

Wed Feb 26 01:41:47 PST 2003

Pedro,

Up at night hu?

 From what you tell, you seem to be missing a disk with the 
administrator tools. These tools contain all you need, although there 
are some little things that might be a problem.
In you server installation, there must be a manual also, that 
explains the full set up for all services. As you are using 10.2.4, 
the manual is very complete and most things should be relatively easy.

Having said all that, there still can be some small issues.
For outgoing mail, you can try to let the system send its mail 
wherever it is addressed to, but that has a chance of not working. It 
is possible that your ISP is blocking all SMTP traffic except for 
that to its own SMTP server. This is a fairly common way to block 
spam, as it can be traced more easily to the sender. In that case you 
need to set up your server such that it sends all non-local mail to 
your ISPs SMTP server (e.g. smtp.yourisp.com). Most anyone should be 
able to get around this hurdle fairly easily, as it is a local 
configuration issue.
For incoming mail, SMTP access is even more often blocked, this time 
to protect the ISP customers from spam, that is not filtered by the 
ISP. In that case you will not get mail until you get your ISP to 
open port 25 (SMTP) for connections to your IP address. They will 
generally not do this for a dynamic address, as that is too complex. 
They also like to charge you for the additional cost of fixed IP 
address, with SMTP accessibility.
You also need to make sure that yoou have set up an MX record in your 
DNS setup. To do that, see details in books like "DNS and Bind" by 
Albitz and Lu from O'Reilly.

And use the nights to sleep and social activities, not to work on 
freekin' computers...

sytse

At 03:55 -0500 26-02-2003, Pedro P Guimaraes wrote:
>Hi guys,
>
>     I have OX Server 10.2.4 running on a G4 400mhz tower,  the AGP version,
>My question is, is there some where that can give me clear instructions on
>how to set up the mail server to receive and send mail to the out side
>world?  I look on google and apples page, the Server Manual was great for
>helping me set up the mail system, and I have it running being able to send
>messages inside the network, but I cant break to the outside.  I have a
>Domain name, that I would like to use, and it forwards my wed to the web
>server, I can get it too forward all emails to a specific location or email.
>But I don't know if that's the proper way to set it up.
>
>I am pretty new to running Servers though I have a lot of Mac experience,
>and a good amount of OS X experience too.  But this one is not coming to me.
>
>I also don't have all the discs as I got the server software from my Fire
>House when they decided that they didn't want to "waste" time with learning
>a Mac (even though I volunteered to keep it up and running). They only gave
>me the "installer disc" though I don't think I need any others.  So any how,
>they are still working on a windows version trying to get it running and I
>would like to have this one up before they have the windows up, (so I can
>say told you so :) )
>
>Anyways,  If some one can point me to a good site or can email me some
>better directions to follow.
>
>Mail service is up and running
>The server is a DNS server as well
>Web is running
>AFP is running
>
>Thank you all so much.
>
>By the way,  I am a student and can get a cheaper copy of the 10 client
>version, Should I invest in that? Will it give me the answers I seek?
>I would like to get a home version running as well, though I wasn't going to
>try and purchase the server software till they released 10.3,  For now I am
>using the companies serial number, which unless they decide to use it (I
>hope they do) then I will lose it and need to buy a new one anyways.  Thanks
>for all the help
>
>--
>Pedro P Guimaraes
>911 Communications / EMT / Fire Fighter
>Princeton Twp Police
>Mercer County Lifecomm
>
>
>
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