> On 8/8/07, Patrick Shanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * Dave Howorth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-08-07 11:34]: > > > I'd consider this but I don't want to have to become an expert in mail > > > servers etc in order to set it up and maintain it securely. Are there > > > any instructions or pre-packaged setups? > > > > you have your own ip?
At present I have dynamic IP but I can request static IP from my ISP. > > the google suggestion by Razi Khaja appears the easiest for what you > > want to do. You would not have to relay mail thru your isp that way. > > And there is *no* cost for the 2gb account, and you don't have to know > > how to do anything except fill_in_the_blanks(tm!). This sounds like the level of hassle I'm looking for! On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 21:25 +0200, Sandy Drobic wrote: > Just to clear up some probable misunderstanding: do you mean that your > server receives the mail and then sends it onwards to your ISP? THAT is > forwarding. > If you mean that you have a domain which is hosted by your ISP and the > mailserver of your ISP is the MX for that domain, that is NOT forwarding. I don't have a server. Company A hosting my domains receives the mail and forwards it to my ISP (company B) and I pick it up from there with POP3. > If you want to set up your own server the basic setup for > Postfix/Cyrus is relatively simple. I still see a lot of traffic on this list from people with problems! They're ably helped by you and others but it still looks like more hassle than I'd like :( On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 19:13 -0400, Razi Khaja wrote: > I just started using the google service for my own domain. Its very > easy to setup and the standard edition is free so its worth a try. > After trying it, if you dont like it you can always cancel the > service. The good thing about the google service is that you can be > pretty sure that your mail server wont go down (since you wont be > admin'ing it, google will) and you wont have to become an "expert in > mail servers". Thanks, Razi. I'll investigate this - it sounds like what I'm looking for. Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
