Re: Secure email server setup
On Sun 14 Jan 2018 at 12:49:46 -0500, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, January 14, 2018 10:36:40 AM J.W. Foster wrote:
> > I am looking for a reliable step by step process for setting up an email
> > server located on an existing website server. I have installed; exim4
> > light, dovecot, Thunderbird, OpenSSL, and TLS security. I have tried
> > following several bits of documentation regarding this with some success,
> > but as with every time I try this, I open up my system to SPAM at a
> > ridiculous rate. I want to eliminate that and get this mail server fully
> > operational. I am seeking a well-documented approach that I can follow. I
> > am using current Debian Stretch and the server is primarily a Mediawiki
> > system where I NEED mail available. Any tips are appreciated. Thanks!John
>
> Some clarification would help:
>
> * Do youi really need an email server on this machine, or do you just need
> the capability to send and receive email? I guess I'm not familiar enough
> with Mediawiki--does it need an email server?
>
> In my (old) installations of TWiki, the ability to send and receive email was
> all I needed.
If you did not use a mail server, you were not *receiving* email but,
more than likely, *collecting* it.
--
Brian.
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