Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 19:48:03 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Erik_N=F8rgaard?= <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best mail setup for home server? Message-ID: <4FA567D3.1060800@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <4FA54566.6050106@gmail.com> References: <4FA54566.6050106@gmail.com>
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On 05/05/2012 17:21, Joshua Isom wrote: > Before I deal with setting postfix to relay the mail, > dealing with firewalls and other possible issues, is there a better > alternative? postfix will do the job, it just works, local mail will continue to just work. There are alternatives like qmail and sendmail, but why bother if you're already familiar with postfix? The issues you will have will likely be the same regardless of your choice of MTA: Relaying mail through your server may cause outgoing mail to end up in recipients spambox, that at least if your MTA will send directly to the recipient mail server and not relay through, say, your google account. I don't know if you can set postfix up to relay through gmail using your google account, or if it is a good idea - you have to configure it with your password and in plaintext I suppose. But, is this the solution? It sounds like you've got an overly complicated setup. If you use a mail client you can configure multiple accounts, download messages for offline use etc. A mail client like Thunderbird will queue your mail if the smtp server cannot be reached. Consider the issues you otherwise will have when you're away and can't reach your server. BR, Erik -- M: +34 666 334 818 T: +34 915 211 157
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