Re: Secure email server setup
On Sunday, January 14, 2018 02:26:03 PM Brian wrote:
> 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.
Ok, but it worked and did what I needed to do. And how many people would
perceive a difference between receiving it and collecting it in casual usage of
those words and in this context?
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