Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 17:24:17 +1300 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: do I need a POP server for this? Message-ID: <199807050523.RAA27852@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <19980704210846.A317@axess.com>
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Hi! FreeBSD was recommended to me by a another user. I've installed it on an old 486 to act as the gateway and firewall for my home network. The fbsd box is connected to my ISP via an ADSL ethernet over my phone line and uses DHCP. The IP assigned seems to be static for a given MAC address. It took about 8 days to set all of that up. Most of the problem was understanding that I had to install DHCP. I plan to write up what I've learned and post it somewhere so other newbies can benefit from it. My home net consists of the freebd box and two NT boxes. At present, they go out directly to the ISP to grab the mail. I don't plan to change that situation. I'm using Pegasus which allows mail to be obtained from multiple mail servers. I'd like to set my freebsd box up so that I can read the mail which fbsd generates (the logs etc). >From various sources, I've concluded I should I be installing a POP server. But which one would you recommend given what I wish to do? cheers -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited http://www.dvl-software.com : for race timing solutions To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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