On 17 Jul 2003 13:28:26 +1000
Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> Why not use FETCHMAIL to snag the mail for everyone and toss it to
> their accounts on the linux box, then the incoming mail can be run
> through PROCMAIL and milter and SpamAssassin, then have all the boxes
> on the lan access the mail via either IMAP or POP3 from the linux
> box...? And you can set up all the outbound SMTP to run through that
> same linux box so that it can be scanned with like CLAMAV on it's way
> out...ay?
Ok, here's my plan so far:
Run fetchmail as a system service (initrd?) at boot, I assume I need
then a *systemwide* .fetchmailrc, ie it will include all users and
accounts, correct? Okay, so Postfix is already running, *it* will
receive on port 25 from fetchmail, or so I've been told, and store the
mail for retrieval. But other than the "gremlins" reply (which was very
funny BTW, I am assuming it was a humourous way of saying RTFM ;)), I am
not clear on how Postfix operates as a POP server for the clients on the
LAN. For example, in say Sylpheed for the Receive config, would I just
put the IP of the mail server running Postfix, default port 110?
Do I have to use the same user names and passes for clients to access
the Postfix mailstore as their accounts on the box itself, or do they
even have to have user accounts on the mail server (ie. can they *just*
have a Postfix username and pass)?
Still reading, but they just keep talking about domain names and such,
fer chrissakes it's just a workgroup!
Thanks for all the replies guys, if I get this working I'll make it a
Twiki page.
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