Re: Cool things to do with server
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:43:46 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote:
>> I have a guide on my website[1] for setting up Postfix that is secure.
>> If you google, you'll find many more for different configurations[2].
>> Use them as guides and review the documentation on the proper
>> Postfix/Exim/etc websites and man pages.
>>
> I'll give it a look then, awesome :D
>
> Anything else I could do with this server? :p
>
> Really just looking for some fun projects to keep me busy and keep the
> server busy so I don't feel like I'm wasting money on hosting costs.
>
> ~Joris
Confirming "mail server" will keep you busy - especially the initial
configuration (there will be a lot of "WTF, now what'd I do!?" moments,
if you're like me).
But yeah, postfix + dovecot (or other sasl agent) is pretty 'secure' in
terms of not getting blindly turned into a mail relay. Throw
spamassassin, greylists, and sieve scripts (server-side routing rules) on
top of the basic configuration and you'll end up with a really nice MTA.
I like mine better than gmail.
If you've got a need to reach it from "anywhere", and don't necessarily
always have a laptop, then adding a web MUA (such as horde) is another
project.
In either event, I strongly recommend that you purchase a certificate for
mail.yourdomain.com, and use it. It's overall easier (or at least in my
experience, switching from the self-signed to the CA-signed cert made
things easier).
Since it's remote, maybe a reverse ssh setup so you can get "home"?
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