Do you have a static IP with your dial-up connection? You need a static so that you can point the MX record for your domain to your Linux box. (unless you are queing the mail somewhere else and sucking it downstream)
Once past this hurdle, it is pretty straight forward: Configure your MTA to allow your Win98 systems to relay, configure your MTA with your domain(s) (which domains it will accept for delivery). Configure your pop3 service to start at boot or whatever you plan to use.
If you look at the contents of /etc/mail, using the sendmail.mc macro file, building a working sendmail.cf has gotten pretty easy. Also, I am sure there are a boatload of HOWTO's out there if you search on google.
Hope this helps,
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Roland Hill wrote:
Hi List,
Being a new user, I would appreciate if you could kick me in the right direction on the following issue.
My simple peer to peer network consists of 1 x RH7.3 box and 2 x Win98 boxes. SAMBA is configured and operational.
I have a dial up, single account with my ISP. Simplistically, I would like to receive email, filter the content, then direct the email to the end user based on the filtering rules. I would also like to be able send email "internally" from user to user (my wife & I may never speak again!!).
I have done some research and I think the following, once configured, will work, but as Linux is so configurable, advice from the List would be appreciated.
Pieces to my puzzle as I see it are:
-Diald to have dial on demand functionality with the modem
-Fetchmail to get the mail
-MTA (sendmail, postfix, qmail etc) to deliver
-Promail to do the filtering
-qpopper to allow the win box users to receive the messages
Again, input on the "architecture" would be appreciated. If some applications are more new user friendly than others then please advise. If there are HOW-to's (I have some already), then kick me in that direction too.
Appreciate your input.
Regards,
Roland Hill
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