Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 16:06:21 -0800 From: "Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@datasphereweb.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Internal mail server Message-ID: <00c201c2b517$751b64c0$0200a8c0@bartxp> In-Reply-To: <1890.192.168.1.1.1041810877.squirrel@www.destar.net>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of=20 > jonr@destar.net > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 3:55 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Internal mail server >=20 >=20 > Here is my problem: >=20 > I have a lab with students that is going to be taught how=20 > to use an email client(Outlook). I want to set them up on an=20 > internal server that will not be visible from the outside=20 > world(Internet). I have the mail server setup using qmail and=20 > freebsd4.7. I also want to use a fake domain name, i.e.=20 > labcomps.net,.org,.com whatever, so that I will be able to=20 > send email within the class and no email will go outside or=20 > from the outside to the inside. Ironically, i just finished doing exactly that, if I understand you correctly. >=20 > Questions: > 1. Can I setup a dns server to do this with the fake domain=20 > name and not be visible to the outside? Yup. I set up a DNS server on my lan to respond to my fake domain. Sorry, I used a friend's DNS configuration as a guide, so I cannot give too many examples. I did check the freebsd handbook for many small items for dns though. Just make sure your hostname matches the dns stuff to make life easier. >=20 > 2. Has somebody done this type of setup before and have any=20 > online documentation that I could follow? Qmail: http://logicsquad.net/freebsd/qmail-how-to.html >=20 > 3. Can somebody tell me if this is even a possibility? >=20 > Thank You, >=20 > Jon >=20 >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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