One of the problems that I have with running a home mail server is that port 25 is blocked by my ISP. Unless I have a "business account" which is expensive - IMAP and POP3 will not work.
I am sure other ISPs are doing the same thing to raise revenue. Just another thing to think about. Al Dunbar > On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:59:25 -0000, Lorenzo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> An alternative solution would be to buy a VPN service from a >> provider and get a static IP, then make sure that the box is >> always connected to the vpn. > > > Something like I'm doing with a vps (in California) connected to my PC (in > the UK) with vpn. > This email is being sent this way. Also a web server on my PC using a > dynamic ipv4 IP. This can be accessed through a > static IP without using dynamic DNS. I've also accessed the web server > with ipv6. > Currently setting up a Pentium 2 as an always on box. > > _______________________________________________ > Freedombox-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss > _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
