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. -- Joehill Registered Linux user #282046 ++++++++++++++++++++++ You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write. -- Saul Bellow
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