Re: Need help setting up Postfix
On 12/23/2011 9:43 PM, . wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm very new at mail server stuff and not too technical in experiencebut can follow well written instructions. The first difficulty I had after installation of Postfix was about the Static IP address problem. My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. Can Dynamic IP addresses be used with Postfix? NoIP.com mentions some sort of stuff about it. Can I get and send mail using a dynamic IP address and my own domain name? MX Record stuff- how do I configure it for a dynamic IP address. Any ideas? After reading this and your subsequent posts, it is abundantly clear that you don't have the prerequisite technical background to accomplish what you want. And we can't dedicate the resources to teaching you all that is required. I.e. we can't hold your hand giving you step-by-step well written instructions. We can point you to the excellent Postfix documentation so you can teach yourself. Regarding the dynamic IP issue, there already exists a plethora of Google accessible guides that teach how to do this. dslreports.com is a good place to start. Additionally, you are not willing to spend any money on the solution. To do what you want with a dynamic IP requires a yearly subscription fee paid to a dynamic dns provider such as dyndns.org, tzo.com, etc. It will range from ~$30-60 USD per year for these services. And you'll need to purchase a consumer router than can do dynamic IP updates if your current one does not such capability (many/most recent ones seem to have this feature). My idea, suggestion to you, would be to simply stick with your ISP's mail service or any of the reputable(?) freemail providers such as Google et al. FWIW, those who choose to hang an MX off a dynamic IP broadband line typically already have the technical chops required to pull it off, have already run an MX MTA for some time on a static IP, have an understanding of DNS, and IP networking. For someone brand new to running a *nix server, has little or no knowledge of DNS or IP networking, and has never managed an MX MTA, this will be pretty much impossible without a guru in the chair next to you teaching you step-by-step as s/he actually does the initial setup. I'm not intending to be rude, but simply attempting to give you a healthy dose of reality. Cheers. -- Stan
Re: OT: Need help setting up Postfix
On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:21:12 -0600 Stan Hoeppner articulated: After reading this and your subsequent posts, it is abundantly clear that you don't have the prerequisite technical background to accomplish what you want. And we can't dedicate the resources to teaching you all that is required. I.e. we can't hold your hand giving you step-by-step well written instructions. We can point you to the excellent Postfix documentation so you can teach yourself. Stan, please lose the word we. You don't speak for me and I don't speak for you. Wietse is the only individual truly qualified on this list to use the term we when referring to the list and its members. I know that I certainly did not give you my proxy to do so. -- Jerry ✌ postfix-u...@seibercom.net _ TO REPORT A PROBLEM see http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail TO (UN)SUBSCRIBE see http://www.postfix.org/lists.html
Re: Need help setting up Postfix
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/24/2011 05:21 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 12/23/2011 9:43 PM, . wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm very new at mail server stuff and not too technical in experiencebut can follow well written instructions. The first difficulty I had after installation of Postfix was about the Static IP address problem. My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. Can Dynamic IP addresses be used with Postfix? NoIP.com mentions some sort of stuff about it. Can I get and send mail using a dynamic IP address and my own domain name? MX Record stuff- how do I configure it for a dynamic IP address. Any ideas? After reading this and your subsequent posts, it is abundantly clear that you don't have the prerequisite technical background to accomplish what you want. And we can't dedicate the resources to teaching you all that is required. I.e. we can't hold your hand giving you step-by-step well written instructions. We can point you to the excellent Postfix documentation so you can teach yourself. Regarding the dynamic IP issue, there already exists a plethora of Google accessible guides that teach how to do this. dslreports.com is a good place to start. Additionally, you are not willing to spend any money on the solution. To do what you want with a dynamic IP requires a yearly subscription fee paid to a dynamic dns provider such as dyndns.org, tzo.com, etc. It will range from ~$30-60 USD per year for these services. And you'll need to purchase a consumer router than can do dynamic IP updates if your current one does not such capability (many/most recent ones seem to have this feature). My idea, suggestion to you, would be to simply stick with your ISP's mail service or any of the reputable(?) freemail providers such as Google et al. FWIW, those who choose to hang an MX off a dynamic IP broadband line typically already have the technical chops required to pull it off, have already run an MX MTA for some time on a static IP, have an understanding of DNS, and IP networking. For someone brand new to running a *nix server, has little or no knowledge of DNS or IP networking, and has never managed an MX MTA, this will be pretty much impossible without a guru in the chair next to you teaching you step-by-step as s/he actually does the initial setup. I'm not intending to be rude, but simply attempting to give you a healthy dose of reality. Cheers. Your healthy dose or reality should've been provided in the well written documentation before someone attempts to set up a mail server. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJO9dgdAAoJEPBpZNn4grcjApkH/1PuIjnzyiVvaKeH+WIG1Fst YA0b9VlguBGUA+Gfmpm/svwqLX4WvUSE2Zxa9lnd7CeWQcEpzWby29sp4BpKEAv1 FKDTAkRQTdJ/EjHB4P1eq9nMbvpR0/GFeGwv0Q0jKe7fg76wDI/1rM6I0vY2bVhL qx6mRwrJ0RLLADfVeuMyN/+8AtZAoUMi/nhmvNP4kd1PYFVhUM45fPa5lDOv28nA WBuNE3z8mKaYwb0Lin+alWs6QRuTivNmysXIKJGZutq/QRpE18Fnj3GQYlHR20wF ODRghaGwTjIm6Ki3eYk4NWgsflLkxOD5F4f9kg10ayOG+rLS1jwsn7Lphp2TLc4= =IFRY -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Need help setting up Postfix
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm very new at mail server stuff and not too technical in experiencebut can follow well written instructions. The first difficulty I had after installation of Postfix was about the Static IP address problem. My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. Can Dynamic IP addresses be used with Postfix? NoIP.com mentions some sort of stuff about it. Can I get and send mail using a dynamic IP address and my own domain name? MX Record stuff- how do I configure it for a dynamic IP address. Any ideas? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJO9UpOAAoJEPBpZNn4grcjNagIAKlXnHJc3puYw7fEwOJl4POy 1o47Ut1Ut6X8Pm79u77IAZKDcKimrA0Hz8nPMStqMO0PasLj+ZhMDKuez/cEIuoP GxF/9ne4Ep+FWed6sWeWJXDiZTlGJyWE1I8ATyJ2QW6mjfWvxtMyPgAsNVAx/ryW CWCck8b8tSPEe/iX9uB86wVZYQg1pUGh6K93L47l+9OIBgB8vHKIa5HwmnXv3VoH +rqSx4TW6sIDfLVSr6b/ktlBaVGHkKJmoOfkTVyAodbnAT4MbkWW4STphW7xe4EJ 0U0WRkkZHtcaIIU8H15fpxftXC9/Kd61n/MWekIOlCBGVP5ACv0gD+tL0MhlNsk= =+qMm -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Need help setting up Postfix
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:43 PM, . pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm very new at mail server stuff and not too technical in experiencebut can follow well written instructions. The first difficulty I had after installation of Postfix was about the Static IP address problem. My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. Can Dynamic IP addresses be used with Postfix? NoIP.com mentions some sort of stuff about it. It's all about mx records. Your certs resolve to fqdn. Can I get and send mail using a dynamic IP address and my own domain name? MX Record stuff- how do I configure it for a dynamic IP address. Some companies can make your mx record follow the ip. Any ideas? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJO9UpOAAoJEPBpZNn4grcjNagIAKlXnHJc3puYw7fEwOJl4POy 1o47Ut1Ut6X8Pm79u77IAZKDcKimrA0Hz8nPMStqMO0PasLj+ZhMDKuez/cEIuoP GxF/9ne4Ep+FWed6sWeWJXDiZTlGJyWE1I8ATyJ2QW6mjfWvxtMyPgAsNVAx/ryW CWCck8b8tSPEe/iX9uB86wVZYQg1pUGh6K93L47l+9OIBgB8vHKIa5HwmnXv3VoH +rqSx4TW6sIDfLVSr6b/ktlBaVGHkKJmoOfkTVyAodbnAT4MbkWW4STphW7xe4EJ 0U0WRkkZHtcaIIU8H15fpxftXC9/Kd61n/MWekIOlCBGVP5ACv0gD+tL0MhlNsk= =+qMm -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Need help setting up Postfix
On 12/23/2011 11:22 PM, Mauricio Tavares wrote: On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:43 PM, . pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net wrote: I'm very new at mail server stuff and not too technical in experiencebut can follow well written instructions. The first difficulty I had after installation of Postfix was about the Static IP address problem. My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. Can Dynamic IP addresses be used with Postfix? NoIP.com mentions some sort of stuff about it. It's all about mx records. Your certs resolve to fqdn. What does that mean? Can I get and send mail using a dynamic IP address and my own domain name? MX Record stuff- how do I configure it for a dynamic IP address. Some companies can make your mx record follow the ip. So how do I configure it? Any ideas?
Re: Need help setting up Postfix
Check dyndns it helps with mx records, its not free but is the cheapest solution that I know. Its about 1 usd or something like that. Then you set up you domain which is a subdomain of their own (yourdomain.dyndns.com or something) and it changes everytime your ip does. You just need to install a client. I hope this helps. Happy holidays. Saludos Ing. Alfonso Alejandro Reyes Jimenez Coordinador de Seguridad - SASI E-mail: aare...@scitum.com.mx Telefono: 91507489 Movil: (044) 55 85 81 04 62 De: . [mailto:pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net] Enviado: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:24 PM Para: postfix-users@postfix.org postfix-users@postfix.org Asunto: Re: Need help setting up Postfix On 12/23/2011 11:22 PM, Mauricio Tavares wrote: On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:43 PM, . pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net mailto:pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net wrote: I'm very new at mail server stuff and not too technical in experiencebut can follow well written instructions. The first difficulty I had after installation of Postfix was about the Static IP address problem. My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. Can Dynamic IP addresses be used with Postfix? NoIP.com mentions some sort of stuff about it. It's all about mx records. Your certs resolve to fqdn. What does that mean? Can I get and send mail using a dynamic IP address and my own domain name? MX Record stuff- how do I configure it for a dynamic IP address. Some companies can make your mx record follow the ip. So how do I configure it? Any ideas?
Re: Need help setting up Postfix
On 12/23/2011 11:28 PM, Alfonso Alejandro Reyes Jimenez wrote: Check dyndns it helps with mx records, its not free but is the cheapest solution that I know. Its about 1 usd or something like that. The only one I saw was $30 Then you set up you domain which is a subdomain of their own (yourdomain.dyndns.com or something) and it changes everytime your ip does. You just need to install a client. I hope this helps. Happy holidays. Saludos Ing. Alfonso Alejandro Reyes Jimenez Coordinador de Seguridad - SASI E-mail: aare...@scitum.com.mx Telefono: 91507489 Movil: (044) 55 85 81 04 62 De: . [mailto:pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net] Enviado: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:24 PM Para: postfix-users@postfix.org postfix-users@postfix.org Asunto: Re: Need help setting up Postfix On 12/23/2011 11:22 PM, Mauricio Tavares wrote: On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:43 PM, . pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net wrote: I'm very new at mail server stuff and not too technical in experiencebut can follow well written instructions. The first difficulty I had after installation of Postfix was about the Static IP address problem. My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. Can Dynamic IP addresses be used with Postfix? NoIP.com mentions some sort of stuff about it. It's all about mx records. Your certs resolve to fqdn. What does that mean? Can I get and send mail using a dynamic IP address and my own domain name? MX Record stuff- how do I configure it for a dynamic IP address. Some companies can make your mx record follow the ip. So how do I configure it? Any ideas?
Re: Need help setting up Postfix
As far as I know and may be Im wrong the mail server looks for the mx record, if it doesnt find one it looks for the A record. You just need to enable the dyndns pro (its the cheap one). You may try with just the A record dont pay anything just set it up and test it, you have nothing to loose right? Saludos Ing. Alfonso Alejandro Reyes Jimenez Coordinador de Seguridad - SASI E-mail: aare...@scitum.com.mx Telefono: 91507489 Movil: (044) 55 85 81 04 62 De: . [mailto:pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net] Enviado: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:34 PM Para: postfix-users@postfix.org postfix-users@postfix.org Asunto: Re: Need help setting up Postfix On 12/23/2011 11:28 PM, Alfonso Alejandro Reyes Jimenez wrote: Check dyndns it helps with mx records, its not free but is the cheapest solution that I know. Its about 1 usd or something like that. The only one I saw was $30 Then you set up you domain which is a subdomain of their own (yourdomain.dyndns.com or something) and it changes everytime your ip does. You just need to install a client. I hope this helps. Happy holidays. Saludos Ing. Alfonso Alejandro Reyes Jimenez Coordinador de Seguridad - SASI E-mail: aare...@scitum.com.mx Telefono: 91507489 Movil: (044) 55 85 81 04 62 De: . [mailto:pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net] Enviado: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:24 PM Para: postfix-users@postfix.org postfix-users@postfix.org mailto:postfix-users@postfix.org Asunto: Re: Need help setting up Postfix On 12/23/2011 11:22 PM, Mauricio Tavares wrote: On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:43 PM, . pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net mailto:pe...@aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net wrote: I'm very new at mail server stuff and not too technical in experiencebut can follow well written instructions. The first difficulty I had after installation of Postfix was about the Static IP address problem. My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. Can Dynamic IP addresses be used with Postfix? NoIP.com mentions some sort of stuff about it. It's all about mx records. Your certs resolve to fqdn. What does that mean? Can I get and send mail using a dynamic IP address and my own domain name? MX Record stuff- how do I configure it for a dynamic IP address. Some companies can make your mx record follow the ip. So how do I configure it? Any ideas?
Re: Need help setting up Postfix
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 . said the following on 24/12/11 04:43: My IP address isn't static and I don't want to pay for one either. The real issue is not how to configure Postfix or DNS, but the fact that mani mail server will not accept your mail. Many mail server refuses mail delivery from dynamic IPs. Ciao, luigi - -- / +--[Luigi Rosa]-- \ Marilyn Monroe: il peggior esempio di recitazione dopo il giuramento del presidente Nixon. --John Houston -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk71b88ACgkQ3kWu7Tfl6ZTA9QCgtYCBbdygmp5eQGLKApDlXx7Z HhQAnRkYC/oJJIfn3/u2NMv/MFUa8ijY =qwwX -END PGP SIGNATURE-
