Neat! I'm hunting down information about setting up and configuring Sendmail right now. I'm hoping that I can avoid spending any actual money on a book, but there seems to be a dearth of really basic information.
On Fri, 2002-03-08 at 17:49, Erik Mullinix wrote: > I am currently both a pacbell user and have sendmail running flawlessly to > send mail out. > > Hesperant > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod Roark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 3:54 PM > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Can I do this? > > > > On Tuesday 05 March 2002 15:42, Richard Crawford wrote: > > > All I'm asking is whether this is possible, just so I can demonstrate my > > > own lack of knowledge about e-mail and how the internet works. > > > > > > I'm running my RH7.2 computer at home, and I have Pacbell as my DSL > > > provider. When I send out mail, of course, I send it through Pacbell's > > > servers. > > > > > > Is it possible to run a mail server on my own box so that I don't have > > > to send through Pacbell's servers? I understand that I'd have to do > > > some security tightening to make sure no one uses my box for spamming. > > > > > > So... Is it possible? > > > > Of course, assuming PB does not prohibit it. I recommend Postfix. > > > > -- Rod > > http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > -- Sliante, Richard S. Crawford mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mossroot.com AIM: Buffalo2K ICQ: 11646404 Yahoo!: rscrawford MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It is only with the heart that we see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint Exupery "Push the button, Max!" _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
