On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 13:57:25 +0200 David Fokkema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 01, 1999 at 03:51:14AM +0100, Engosh wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:35:03 +0100 > > "Antony Gelberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Engosh wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to configure a mail server at home. I'm using exim, > > > > fetchmail and procmail. By now I can send mails to my box from local, > > > > but I don't know what I have to do to be able to receive mails from > > > > the internet. Do you know how to do it? > > > > > > > > Thanx. > > > > > > > > Engosh > > > > > > Have you RTFM? > > > > > > > I'm sorry but I don't know what RTFM means... ;) > > Well, literally, it means Read The Fucking Manual. It is slang, commonly > used in newsgroups and mailing lists. Generally, a question like 'have > you RTFM?' means that your issue is well documented in the manual. > Thanx for you help...... > In your case, you could try running eximconfig and answering the > questions. Of course, for your mail addresses to work from the internet, > you should have a valid domain name. An e-mail address like > [EMAIL PROTECTED] only works if your computer is > accessible from the internet as myserver.somedomain.net. > I already have one of these domains. I'll try with the eximconfig again. > BTW, you might want to check your system date. It is set to Friday, 1st > of January, 1999. Unless you have discovered time-travel or we > mysteriously communicate through a wormhole, this is not correct. > Done. Sorry I was trying different kernels, and maybe that's why it was that way I didn't see that. Thanx > HTH, David Engosh > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
