Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 17:57:18 +0000 From: Ruslan Shevchenko <Ruslan@Shevchenko.kiev.ua> To: TERO Paul <Paul.Tero@atsic.gov.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dial-in and Dial-Out ISP Message-ID: <34ABD8FC.CBE266E4@Shevchenko.kiev.ua> References: <98Jan3.012036est.28741@firewall.atsic.gov.au>
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TERO Paul wrote: > Hi, > > I'm wanting to set up an low-cost internet (mail-only at this stage) > node for various "bush-communities" here in the centre of Australia. > > It seems that FreeBSD is the way to go. > > However, the concept that I have is similar to Netmail and BBS nodes > that toss and scan for mail. > > I want the communities to be able to dial into this node to either > collect and/or receive email. The node will then be scheduled to dial > into a live internet node (say twice a day) and exchange my clients > email. > > This way I don't have to pay for expensive live internet connections in > an environment where there is little traffic and low line speed > available (as low as 1200 baud in some circumstances). > > Your thoughts please. Is this possible with FreeBSD? > Yes, via uucp.type (man uucp / info uucp) for documentation. You must setup uucp and add uucp mailer to you sendmail config. > Thanks in advance. > > Paul Tero > IT Officer > ATSIC, Alice Springs > Australia.
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