Re: How to setup a simple email server?
On 25/01/14 19:09, Garry wrote:
I would like to setup a simple email server and run it out of my house. I have everything needed in order to do it. In fact I had one setup successfully about a year ago and crashed it. I can't figure out how I did it.
There's only two email addresses I would like to setup.
I would like to use postfix and dovecot; I don't need MySQL.
My ISP seems to block port 587; all other ports are open (25, 110, etc.)
I have issues wrapping my mind around setting up mx records.
Say your domain is domain.com and your static IP is 123.45.67.89
Add an A record for mail.domain.com to point to 123.45.67.89
Add an MX record to point to mail.domain.com
The domain is registered on namecheap.com
My IP address is static ipv4.
Will you be running this behind a NAT'ed firewall? If so make sure you
add this to your postfix config:
proxy_interfaces = 123.45.67.89
Do you already have an email provider? You could ask them to be a
secondary MX for you, for when your DSL line goes down. While not
strictly necessary, it is helpful.
Good Luck
Iain
I'm running (would like to keep running) Debian 6 32bit.
I've followed all the various guides that pull up in search; with each I run into problems I can't seem to resolve.
Can someone point me to a tutorial or provide me with some resources I can follow? I am very appreciative with any help willing to be offered. Thank you.
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