On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 03:38:38PM +0800, Manny wrote: > I just downloaded the Courier package from courier-mta.org and am in the > process of compiling it. The idea is to set up a POP3 email server. Any > tips on how to go about setting this up? > > I really don't need an MTA since we're using Postfix, but I want Courier > for it's POP3 server functions. > > Is this a simple matter of running the service in Red Hat 9.0 (ala > "service pop3d start")? >
As far as I know, you could build an RPM direct from the tarball (using rpmbuild) because there's a working spec file inside it. If you do so, a startup script for courier-imap (which includes courier-pop3d, courier-imapd and authdaemond I think) will be installed in /etc/init.d/ when you install the resultant RPM. You'll need to configure courier-pop3d so it knows where to find your mailboxes, as well as how you want to authenticate your users. Note: courier only works with maildirs. It has no support for mbox or other mailbox formats. > Can anyone give me tips on how to go about setting up the MX records? Do I > do this on the ISP's DNS server, or do we need a local DNS server? We're > getting a static IP address. The link is a DSL line. That depends on where the authoritative DNS server for your domain happens to be. If it's your ISP's DNS server, then you need to add the MX records there. A local DNS server is only useful if you informed your registrar that you will be using that DNS server as the authoritative one for your domain (so essentially you'll be hosting your own DNS records). -- dido Te capiam, cuniculus sceleste! -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
