[TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2

[Jon Carnes]

Well... if you follow the steps for a small business install, it will
work for you whether your business has one worker (you at home) or
several workers.

The key to getting Mail to work is DNS.  Once the DNS and ip addresses
are setup properly then mail will flow - whether you are a business or
just one person.  This process is made much easier if you have a static
IP address though that is not necessary.

Of course we are going to cover a lot more than that.  We want your mail
server to be secure and unusable to spammers (no open relays, thank
you!).  Plus we want to cover POP setup (and IMAP) and basic spam
filtering.

Jon

On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 08:55, Vestal, Roy L. wrote:
> Jon,
>  The class you are going to give, will it also cover creating a simple mail
> server for home use? That's more of what I'm interested in now, but I
> definitely want to know the business class side. That's where I was trying
> to go with the questions, not just business but how I can use it at home.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Carnes [mailto:jonc at nc.rr.com] 
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:51 PM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: RE: [TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2
> 
> 
> Thanks for the feedback.  I'll see about adding a section on fetchmail - but
> that is sort of a tangent to running a mailserver.  I'm focusing on
> corporate and small office setup of mail services.
> 
> Fetchmail is cool, but only useful once mail service is setup for a domain.
> Maybe I should include it in the section on POP and IMAP.
> 
> If folks get value from this class on Mail servers, then I'll be happy to do
> a class on DNS/routers/gateways and VPN.
> 
> <about the gripe...>
> Last time I looked at the TriLUG list it went out to over 600 email
> addresses.  On any given day in a population of that size I guess we should
> expect a few grouches.  I hope though that the number of helpful folks far
> out-weighs the grouches.
> 
> As with all things Open Source it really helps to have thick skin when you
> ask for help - as well as the ability to separate out fact from opinion.
> 
> I know I wouldn't be using Linux today if not for the support given by the
> community, and I feel that it is a moral imperative to give something back
> to that community. Fortunately a lot of other folks on this list feel the
> same. </atg>
> 
> Take care - Jon Carnes
> 
> ===
> On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 13:32, Vestal, Roy L. wrote:
> > Questions:
> > -Explain sendmail, fetchmail, mail clients better than the docs on the 
> > web. It was a bitty trying to get it working for me.
> > 
> > -Different types of mail servers: POP,IMAP, etc...
> > 
> > -What's needed, i.e. hardware requirements, type of connectivity, 
> > software needed
> > 
> > -What's optional, i.e. different mail servers for different types
> > 
> > -What kind of security is needed, i.e. should it be stand alone, or 
> > can it be a file/mail server.
> > 
> > I know these are basic questions, but I would like to see others have 
> > an easier time than I have in learning this stuff. Especially folks 
> > wanting to migrate from Windows environments, but not having as a 
> > technical backgrounds as others in TriLUG.
> > 
> > <gripe hat on>
> > Just a frustration I'd like to get out. Please keep in mind some of us 
> > (I'm including myself) are still learning some or ALL aspects of Linux 
> > and it's viability as a replacement for Microsoft products. I 
> > personally can build a desktop/workstation or SAMBA based server that 
> > can whip any MS machine out there, but I don't know 
> > gateways/routers/DNS/mail servers well.
> > 
> > I know that most folks have been very patient and very helpful, and to 
> > you I say THANK YOU!
> > 
> > But, at least to me, there are some that seem impatient and annoyed 
> > that we would even ask a "newbie" question. Please, change it. We're 
> > all here to learn from each other. If I've made it difficult, please 
> > let me know, privately so we can get it resolved.
> > 
> > Just my $0.02
> > </gripe hat on>
> > 
> > Now with all that said, Jon and Lisa, thank you for the classes. 
> > Please put me down as an attendee. I know I can learn a lot from this.
> > 
> >  If RTI is decided as the place to have it, please give me a few dates 
> > in order of preference so I can get the time on the calendar. Weekends 
> > are easier.
> 
> 
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