topic Re: Send Mail configuration in Operating System - Linux

Send Mail configuration

kouyate_1 — Sat, 28 May 2005 08:56:44 GMT

I'm new in Linux. I'll like to configure a mail server with suse linux 9.0 server and the workstation will be running window 2k,xp.
can somebody help me with a step by step configuration for the server and the workstation?
Maury

Re: Send Mail configuration

Steven E. Protter — Sun, 29 May 2005 05:04:57 GMT

Your server is already equipped with everything you need to do the job.

Sendmail is installed be default.

All you need to do is decide how you want the workstation to get its mail.

If you want to use popmail, you need to install a popmail server. Dovecot is a good choice, and older Linux versions can provide popmail as part of the xinetd daemon.

On the workstation you either install outlook express or outlook.

Add Internet mail and set the pop server as the ip address of the Linux server.

SEP

Re: Send Mail configuration

renarios — Sun, 29 May 2005 15:02:07 GMT

Hi Maury,

Maybe it sounds dumb, but it depends on your network. On www.sendmail.org at lot of information can be found.
To get you starting, edit your /etc/mail/sendmail.mc. Read the comment lines very well and don't forget to backup before editing!
After editing create the sendmail.cf file by the command: m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

restart sendmail by typing /etc/init.d/sendmail restart and try...
Open port 25 to the internet and 143 to local network.

Good luck!

Cheerio,

Renarios

Re: Send Mail configuration

Bejoy C Alias — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 08:42:10 GMT

What type of mail server u would like to install . If it is an internal only server the steps in brief is given below.
Install sendmail . NO extra configuration required if u r not going to use it for external mails. Start the sendmail service .
Add all those users with password who will have mail accounts to this mail server.
Install imap rpm file , which also contains the pop3 server . Edit /etc/xinetd.d/ipop3 and replace 'yes' with 'no' in disable = yes . Restart xinetd service .
Try telneting to port 25 and 110 , u should get the smtp and pop3 servers replys.
Configure the workstations to use this server's ip address for incoming and outgoing mails.
If u r going to use it for external mails , just give a reply , i'will be back with some fundas..

Re: Send Mail configuration

kouyate_1 — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:19:20 GMT

yes i'll use the server as a external mails

regards
Maury

Re: Send Mail configuration

Bejoy C Alias — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 08:25:35 GMT

If u r going to use the server for external mails , then u need to setup dns also. First u should get the ips assinged from ur isp , configure the dns servers , then confiugre ur mailservers .

Re: Send Mail configuration

Bejoy C Alias — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 08:29:33 GMT

Do u already have a pop account from ur isp ...can u be more clear about what should u want to do ?