Re: Postfix

I like to do it as a hobby and I really hate using other services that
control my e-mail, restrict my filtering, storage space, and attachment
sizes. Too often these issues get in the way so I find it to be very useful
running my own server.

Otherwise I like to run my own mailserver because it makes me aware of all
these problems. I learn best by actually "doing" it rather than just reading
about it because of reason like this. A standard walkthrough online usually
doesn't tell you that, "oh by the way, you may not be able to use a
mailserver at all because your ISP won't let you." Of course go figure that
now ISP's are controlling what their customers can do with their internet
connection.

In the past I used to run an e-mail server with sendmail and once I set it
up I never had to touch it. I didn't even have to install spam filters cause
only a few people used it. Never had any problems running a mailserver,
until now and it's only because of this stupid port blocking. There has to
be a way to make this work and I want to know how. You never knwo when
figuring something like this out could help you in the future.

>From: "Joshua J. Kugler" <joshua@eeinternet.com>
>To: aklug@aklug.org
>CC: "Brian ThunderEagle" <thundereagle@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Postfix
>Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:00:28 -0800
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>On Monday 05 June 2006 09:51, Brian ThunderEagle wrote:
> > I'm completely stuck, according to everything I have read this should
>work.
> > I looked up how to set up a smart relay and it said all i have to do is
>set
> > "relayhost" in "main.cf" to use my isp's mail server. So I set it up to
> > "relayhost mail.charter.com" and now this is what I get in my logs every
> > time I send a message:
>
>Just some "friendly" advice. :) Unless you *really* need to run your own
>mail
>server, or *really* want to learn how, I would highly suggest you simply
>use
>your ISP's mail server. Running a mail server is probably one of the
>biggest
>pains in system administration. It will take up the most time, and cause
>you
>the most grief. All other system admin'ing is fun. Mail server admin'ing
>is
>one thing I could do without.
>
>j
>
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>Joshua Kugler
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