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Old 12-16-2002, 06:04 PM   #1
melmore
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Need basic help to set up Mail Server RH8


I am new to Linux and am attempting to set up a mail server for use on an existing intranet. I have RH8. I have invested a considerable amount of time reading documentation, however, I need to discuss the basic step involved in my particular situation so I can make informed decisions about what to do to get this working.

The existing system consists of about 20 Win98/Intel boxes. These is an existing Motorola PowerPC running AIX 4.xx. The network uses assigned IP addresses that are on the hosts file on the AIX server.

The RH8 box is on the lan ok. I can ping it from the Win98 box. I need to provide "internal mail" on the lan. As a separate goal, I need to provide "external mail" to some users. If possible, I'd like to look at having two separate mail servers to accomplish this.

I'm planning on using DSL with a static IP address for the external mail server.

I have no previous experience with Linux, and would like to identify the best path to take to accomplish this project.

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
Old 12-16-2002, 06:27 PM   #2
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you only need one mail server, you should have postfix already installed

mail to username will be delivered to that users mailbox
mail to username@yourdomain.com will be delivered to that users mailbox
mail to username@someotherdomain.com will be delivered to someotherdomain.com

if you have dns on the lan you should add the mx record


it would be good if you could have dns so this will work

ping mail
PING mail.mydomain.com (65.61.0.1): 56 octets data
64 octets from 65.61.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.4 ms
64 octets from 65.61.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.4 ms
64 octets from 65.61.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.4 ms


but you could use the ip address if you have to


Last edited by DavidPhillips; 12-16-2002 at 06:38 PM.
 
Old 12-16-2002, 06:29 PM   #3
indi
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with RH8 you should be using postfix as mail server. postfix is very very easy to configure.

read howto and documentation. post back if you face problem in something specific.

thanx

http://www.redhat.com/support/resour...WTO/book1.html
 
Old 12-16-2002, 06:47 PM   #4
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Thank you for the information. I will study some more and will return with my questions.

Best Regards

Marc
 
  


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