On Sun 14 Jan 2018 at 12:49:46 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sunday, January 14, 2018 10:36:40 AM J.W. Foster wrote: > > I am looking for a reliable step by step process for setting up an email > > server located on an existing website server. I have installed; exim4 > > light, dovecot, Thunderbird, OpenSSL, and TLS security. I have tried > > following several bits of documentation regarding this with some success, > > but as with every time I try this, I open up my system to SPAM at a > > ridiculous rate. I want to eliminate that and get this mail server fully > > operational. I am seeking a well-documented approach that I can follow. I > > am using current Debian Stretch and the server is primarily a Mediawiki > > system where I NEED mail available. Any tips are appreciated. Thanks!John > > Some clarification would help: > > * Do youi really need an email server on this machine, or do you just need > the capability to send and receive email? I guess I'm not familiar enough > with Mediawiki--does it need an email server? > > In my (old) installations of TWiki, the ability to send and receive email was > all I needed.
If you did not use a mail server, you were not *receiving* email but, more than likely, *collecting* it. -- Brian.
