How to set up myname.com?

[alfalfa]

Ok, I know I'm probably biting off more than I can chew here, but I was wanting to have my machine running as amail server. I want to have email@myname.com. Can anyone tell my what I need to do as far as getting a domain name, and then setting up sending and receiving mail on my computer? I did a search on this site and couldn't find anything, and didn't see the remedial novice forum so I'm posting this here. Thanks :D

[evulish]

Well, from what I've heard...

You register your domain name with direcnic.com or something like that. There, I believe you specify a DNS server, which you must provide by either running your own or paying someone else to do it. The nameserver will resolve to the IP that you specify. The IP will be of the computer hosting your site. You can run QMail or something to host a mail server. And Apache will work great for a webserver.

I think that's the basic jist of the thing...someone may correct me if I'm wrong.

[alfalfa]

Ok, so the domain name stuff IS a 2 part process? Getting the name registered, and then getting the name linked to a specific IP? And if you don't have a static IP, there are people who will take care of that right? Anyone know how much that costs or how that works? Thanks for the help so far. BTW I'm currently using Mandrake 8.2 in case that matters

[SuperHornet]

http://www.dyndns.org/

This the way for you.

They can host your domain and provide dynamic DNS resolution for your mail server at home.

[alfalfa]

Thanks for responding. Actually, I had already checked with them and they're not currently taking on anyone else unless you get like 3 domains. They say it's so they can provide good service to the customers they already have. Thankfully, www.no-ip.com was another option, so I'm all set. Now I just have to figure out how to set up postfix, be able to send/recieve mail with me@mydomain.no-ip.com using. But, at least I'm one step closer now :D

[X_console]

http://www.zoneedit.com provides free DNS.

[blakelock]

I know very little about serving but there's a site

www.dns2go.com

that will (for free) map a url name to your IP (static or dynamic). I've done it for windows but I'm not sure if they support linux.