Re: mail router and server for adsl gateway
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On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 04:51:54PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote:
> I set up a computer to work as a firewall/router for connecting my local
> network to an adsl connection.
> I am trying to set up exim to work as a mail router on that machine. i.e
> I want it to accept mail from machines on the local network, replace the
> from (and possibly reply-to) headers and relay them through an external
> smtp connection (not sure yet whether to use the isp's or my uni's
> server, which requires ssl authentication).
dpkg-reconfigure plow exim
Make sure you tell it to use a smarthost, the smarthost is your ISP's
mail server.
> I was wondering if there is any documentation on how to do this. Maybe
> if someone can send me a setup file as an example.
> Also is it possible to use a smtp server that requires ssl
> authentication as a relay using exim, or is there a more suitable
> program for that (is sendmail better for this purpose?)
Check exim.org.
> Also what would be the best way to fetch mail in such a setup
> (fetchmail?).
fetchmail, yes.
> And lastly, are there any recommendations for a pop3 or imap (preferably
> both as I want pop3 for one user and imap for the other) server to use
> in such a setup (I need a small one for 2 users).
Whichever you prefer and gets the job done. Trial and error works
well here.
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