I have done what you describe.
1) registered my domain at register.com (I suppose any will do)
2) changed the IP that their DNS will resolve my domain name, to match my IP
(yes, with timewarner my IP may change, but has not do so in 9 months.
3) waited 24hrs for the change to propagate the world. The other setups I
have done have taken between 4 and 6 hours.
4) installed webmin (a web base config tool that can configure sendmail)
5) verify sendmail (it was already installed, just dormant) is started and
will start at boot time.
6) Setup an email alias, so that the email name does not match the login
name
7) verified the file "popper" is the placed where ineted things it is, and
that it is executable by root only. Popper will be required if you want to
use a pop client off the Linux box (i.e. outlook express, etc.) Sendmail
will have to be configured to accept remote connections explicitly by login
name, domain name, ip, or ip range. It's very clear in webmin what to do.
8) I use Kmail to read the email locally, it reads email directly from the
mail spool.
I am sure there other ways to accomplish this, this seemed most useful at
present.
Qmail server can be installed if you want to setup a web based access.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill" <selinuxathome@yahoo.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Running a mail server in the privacy of my own home
> On Thursday 04 April 2002 06:27, you wrote:
> > Bill:
> > Can you post the steps you did to do this. Or better yet add this to the
> > Slug How-to, as I'm sure there will be others interested in doing this,
> > now that Yahoo is going to start charging everyone to use the mail
> > forwarding function of Yahoo.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mike M
> >
> > >Yahoo has announced that they want folding money for hosting e-mail and
I
> > > am tired of changing my email address every few minutes (or so it
seems).
> > > Moreover, organic-earth.com is intended to eventually add to the
family
> > > exchequer so I thought it would be a good idea to have my email coming
to
> > > bill@organic-earth.com instead of the current organicearthdotcom@yahoo
> > > address. That "@yahoo" sticks in my craw.
> > >
> > >Bill
>
> Well, if I did I would be reinventing the wheel. :-)
>
> There is already a decent How-To at
> http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/connect/cmail2.html
>
> All the author of that lacked was clarity regarding the MX records and
tips
> on adding email - only users.
>
> If I can find the time (currently working 16-18 hrs / day), I'll certainly
> put together a description of what steps I took. [Minus the most glaring
of
> the boo-boos, of course :-) ]
>
> Bill
>
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