E-mail server

[Matt_Linux]

Hey guys, me again...

Helped me out alot last time, lets see if it works this time... :)

I now need to setup an E-mail server, using Red Hat Linux 8.0...

I am using a command based server only (no GUI)

I dont need detail by detail instructions on how to do it (Own the book Red Hat Linux 8 Bible :p )

However, tips and tricks you've encountered would be great or any URL's you know of pertaining to this type of situation...

Also, am i able to redgister a domain name to use for my e-mail server? or am i stuck using TCP/IP names?

Thanks again! And sorry for all the Noob questions!

[gman420]

you can use your current domain name.

make sure you set the mx record in with your dns.

[Radar]

A really nice setup is Exim, cyrus-IMAP, and Squirrelmail (to access your mail from the outside). There are plenty of tutorials on Cyrus, and Exim is simple enough.

[Fryguy8]

I like exim a lot. It's the 'default' for debian, and it was very easy to set up a simplistic mail server. If you have a static IP you are free to register a domain name from places like directnic etc. If, however, your IP changes from time to time, then you need a service like that which www.dyndns.org provides. it works extremely well. However, keep in mind that if you set it up like this, you will only receive emails while your computer is powered on and connected to the internet, and the server is running. Mails addressed to your computer when it is off will get dropped.

[flar]

Adam McKenna has a Qmail How-to. Why Qmail? Here (http://www.flounder.net/qmail/qmail-howto.html) is the Link of the How to ..

Use CourierIMAP (http://www.inter7.com/courierimap) for your IMAP and POP3 services. It'll work effeciently with Qmail and SquirrelMail (http://www.squirrelmail.org)(web-based IMAP e-mail client)

hope this helps

[netx2]

While Courier IMAP is nice on RH 7.3 and below, I have not been able to get it to compile corretly on my RH 8 box with the new compiler.