Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 11:11:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> To: mike grommet <mgrommet@ns.insolwwb.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use of Freebsd machine as a dial up mail server? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980520110733.4059I-100000@java.dpcsys.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.980519203805.29130A-100000@ns.insolwwb.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Tue, 19 May 1998, mike grommet wrote: > #1 It must be able to disconnect on some sort of idle timer? say 5 > minutes or so idle time? Yes. PPP has a setting for this. > #2 its going to have a local network ip number on his network (192.0.2.1 > or somesuch) but must "acquire" another internet type ip address when he > dials in... I dont see why this would be a problem, but I want to make sure? Works fine. > is there a method I can use to "kick" the mail server into sending to my > clients machine upon connect or am I forced to wait until sendmail > reprocesses the queue? either way is acceptable, but the first is > preferred of course. Run a script to issue an ETRN. Or use UUCP over TCP. I prefer UUCP. > Its just _got_ to be more reliable than what hes using, as what he is > using doesnt work well at all... Use decent hardware and it will run forever unattended. (well, months or years anyway :) Dan -- Dan Busarow 949 443 4172 DPC Systems / Beach.Net dan@dpcsys.com Dana Point, California 83 09 EF 59 E0 11 89 B4 8D 09 DB FD E1 DD 0C 82 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.96.980520110733.4059I-100000>