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Date:      Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:44:37 -0400
From:      Nathan Vidican <webmaster@wmptl.com>
To:        Educatee <educatee2001@yahoo.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: am I able to create user email account using sendmail or postfix?
Message-ID:  <3AED5E35.A794F1EE@wmptl.com>
References:  <3AEB5450.411BBD19@yahoo.com>

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Educatee wrote:
> 
> I was thinking to setup a small mail server that could have a few user
> accounts for my non profit organization. My FreeBSD4.2 is connecting to
> the internet directly. Can sendmail or postfix let me create user email
> address?
> 
> Thank you. I am still learning on the mail services in FreeBSD.
> 
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Yes, add a user to the system. Typically I would add a user with a
'dummy' shell, and no homedir if all they were to have access to is
email. Also, you must have DNS setup properly for internet-email; DNS
more important, as it's the key to the whole user@domain idea.

Nathan Vidican
webmaster@wmptl.com
Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd.
http://home.wmptl.com/

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