Re: Mail Server

[Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org>]

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On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 04:50:29AM -0400, DU wrote:
> How do you setup a mailserver without becoming an open-relay?

Use Exim, it's the easiest for a new admin to use (and a joy for old
hats).  In /etc/exim/exim.conf, you should have something along the
lines of the below...

# The setting below allows your host to be used as a mail relay by only
# the hosts in the specified networks. See the section of the manual
# entitled "Control of relaying" for more info.

host_accept_relay = 127.0.0.1 : 192.168.0.0/16

> However with the release of Mozilla 1.0 I have become addicted to its mail
> reader. I use imapd+sslwrap. To read email this is a great combo. However,
> remotely I can't send mail with this setup.

Look back in the last few days archives for how to set exim up for
ASMTP.  There's several methods.

> I understand smtp servers can bet setup to use logon/passwds to accept outgoing
> email. Is this a common approach? What else could I do? Is this a configuration
> of exim or is this something else entirely? Is PAM somehow plugged into exim?

Yes.  Check the archive, search for exim and ASMTP.

- -- 
Baloo


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