-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael Lothian wrote: > Hi > > I'd like to set up my own Postfix mail server but... I'm not entirely > sure how to. > > I have my own domain name (which is currently hosted) but I'd like it to > point to my fixed ip instead. > Set up DNS for your domain first or you will never get your mail server to work right. I would highly recommend tinydns for this.
Don't forget to have your ISP put in an entry for reverse lookups of your IP address or some mail servers aren't going to accept mail from you. See: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html for more information and to help you get a feel for how DNS works and to set it up. > What would be the best way to do this? And how should I set it up etc? > > I've heard that if it isn't set up correctly it's a spammers paridise is > this true and if so how can I avoid it > The default setup for Postfix does not allow create an 'open relay', although you are free to tighten it down even more once you get it going. This email processed using Postfix. I use djbdns (tinydns) for internal and external uses around here ;-) - -- KevinO "If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?" - -- Lily Tomlin -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/TaxaWOfRC7Rnmv8RAkIaAJ94b5O9WSRLuW4QTKlln+qHCnka1gCfV5BK IYybMIxFuL06pZj69/IYDmg= =z26L -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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