On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 05:08, Michael wrote: > Hi, I'm a debian user, but am not really up on sysadmin stuff, and I > haven't > been able to find the answer to a question. In fact, I'm not even sure > what > kind of a question it is. > > So my question for this list server is either [a] does anyone know the > answer, > or [b] does anyone know which list server I should be asking on? > > Essentially, my ISP has a ethernet link to a relay server, and from Do you mean a Mail Relay server: a central server that collects mail from local users/server. This server is the one that acctually sends the mail to the net. The other ones send their mail to it. The Relay 'masquerades' the mail. > > there, via > serial network, a radio/dish link to their home base, at which point they > send the data via landline to their home office, and from there, I think > it goes > via Hughes satellite/land link to whereever it belongs. I am perplexed by the previous paragraph. > > > They have their own website, www.siltec.lt, on the local network, just > two computers away from mine. It also functions as an smtp server. > > Oh, yes, they're linux. Either Lilo, or Redhat, but I'm not sure how > to ask > questions of them. But if I can get an idea from Debian, then that > should be > enough. I'm familiar with Debian, and can probably figure things out from > there. > > I'd like them to reroute all mysite.siltec.lt to my relay server, > and thence > to me. They have no idea how to do it. > The Apache webserver has a feature: virtual domains. With it you use one IP address but host many domains.eg: www.site.com is on computer 1 my.site.com is on computer 2 the apache webserver is on computer 3 and has net access. both www.site.com and my.site.com point to address 4.2.2.2 The apache webserver get the request for www.site.com and directs the request to computer 1 then get a request for my.site.com and directs the request to computer 2 > I think this involves two jobs: > > (1) adjusting the relay server > (2) Adjusting something in their own "www." server > Do you mean adjust both relaying of mail to your machine via the mail relay and servering pages to my.site.com by configuing apache with virtual domains? HTH (hope this helps) -Kev > Can anyone tell me where I would find this info, or what keywords I > should be > looking up for each project, or what listserver I should be asking this on? > > - Mike Rudmin -- Kevin Mark <kmark@pipeline.com>
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