Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:15:24 +0200 From: "albi@scii.nl" <albi@scii.nl> To: "Bill Schmitt (SW)" <software@schmittnet.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help setting up an IMAP Server on a local network Message-ID: <20050423171524.4a536ff1.albi@scii.nl> In-Reply-To: <426A62B1.2020903@schmittnet.com> References: <426A62B1.2020903@schmittnet.com>
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On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 10:58:57 -0400 "Bill Schmitt (SW)" <software@schmittnet.com> wrote: > I would like to set up an IMAP server on a FreeBSD box for my home > network. I don't have a lot of depth in this area, so could really use > some help or pointers to "how to" pages. Searching the web and > reading > the documentation has left a couple of gaps that I would appreciate > someone filling in. Most of what I've found seems to concentrate on > running internet connected servers with "real" domain names on them, > and this would sit in the local network with a separate > router/firewall connecting the local network to a cable connection. > The FreeBSD box is not normally visible to the outside world. i'm using dovecot (imap-ssl, pop3-ssl) and postfix on a local machine, dovecot is in the ports-collection, it aims to be fast and secure, has an active development, is flexible (support both Maildir and mbox-style mailboxes) i've set it up using the main website http://www.dovecot.org/ and by looking at the config-file (sample) postfix is really easy to set up, esp. if you can use your ISP's mailserver as relayhost # ----- example /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.cf for a local machine # ----- using the mailserver from the ISP as relay host # the name of your machine myhostname = my_machine_s_name # the domain you use, so you can get errors mailed back to you myorigin = my_real_domain_name mydestination = localhost relayhost = smtp.yourISP.net mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 # ------ end example -------- look at your /etc/aliases (PATH of it depending on what postfix main.cf already has) run : newaliases restart postfix after you've filled this in HTH
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