On Fri, 11 Apr, 2008 at 09:49:32 +0200, Sandy Drobic wrote:
Adam Jimerson wrote:
I am wanting to set up an email server, this is my first ever attempt, and I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on programs to use, ways to set it up.
In the department for 'completely general advice'; Don't start using your system for anything 'serious' until you're fairly familiar with how everything works together. It can be very stressfull and frustrating, when 'something' breaks and you're not sure how to fix it (or maybe not even *aware* that $whatever's broken) - since you may start to lose mail. Make *one* change at a time. Test everything, all the time. Check the logs. "lather, rinse, repeat" Also you may want to subscribe to this list with a 'nomail' account, so you can still get help if your system breaks. http://en.opensuse.org/Mailing_Lists#Nomail_subscription
I have the SUSE Linux Bible for SUSE 9.1, bought it from a local bookstore when I first started Linux, and it talks about Postix, Qpopper, and Cyrus but I was wondering if there are better programs now then there was back when that book was written.
Don't start with programs, start with your requirements.
If you wish to receive and send mails directly you need a static ip address and a hostname with matching reverse dns record. Otherwise don't bother.
While having reverse dns is definitely desirable, it's not *required*. I've been doing fine without reverse dns for years. Static ip, if you can get it, is a very good thing though. Makes everything simpler. /jon -- YMMV -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org