Okay. Yes, I know there is documentation out there. Please do not refer me to other sources because I am tired of not finding anything (or not figuring it out). I have been using Linux lightly for about 1 1/2 years. I started with redhat and loved how apache, mysql and installed and worked just fine. I never was able to configure a mail server. I gave up untill recently when I found a wonderfull article about configuring my new favorite distrobution, Debian.

Here it is: http://www.projektfarm.com/en/support/debian_setup/

It went great and everything seemed to be working. Apache, mysql seems to work fine.

Now to end my story and get to the point. I can't configure postfix to receive inbound email messages. I'm using dynamic domain name from dyndns.org. I really want to get this working. I can send emails from Postfix out to the internet, but I can't receive them. This obviously seems to be a problem with my domian name and that type of stuff.

Thanks,
Luke

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If you have a dynamic IP, make sure you update your IP info in your account at dyndns.org. Otherwise, emails sent to your domain name will not reach you.

i did. i was able to access my http server as well as webmin on port 10000.

"make sure you update your IP info in your account at dyndns.org"

how exactly was this done?

So, I seem to have over estimated my nOOb skills. My dns was not working because I was using a private IP address. Duh. It appeared to work from my computer completely fooling me. Someone suggested that I won't have to buy another IP address right now and that I can just forward the traffic from my public ip to my private one through my router.

I think though that I should first get it running on a local network. Can someone put a sample /etc/postfix/main.cf file that shows how to configure postfix on a local network using host name typle domain names. That way I won't have to rely on dynamic dns. I guess I could probably configure Bind9 to get around that, but that would require me to learn Bind9.

Seems like this is making snail like progress, but progress none the less.

[list=1][*]Login to your account at dyndns.org[*]Click on the Account tab at the top[*]In "Your Hosts & Zones," there should be an entry of the domain name you created under "Dynamic DNS".[*]Let's assume it's yourdomain.dyndns.org. Click on that entry[*]You will then get a screen that will allow you to update your host entry with your current IP address.[/list=1]
This is necessary if you don't have a static IP. Some routers have the option of automatically updating DDNS entries. My router used to be able do this with dyndns.org until I updated the firmware. Just goes to show that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

http://www.computerbits.com/archive/...roder0205.html
http://www.computerbits.com/archive/...roder0206.html

i use dhcp so this will help, thx again

did those links i posted help?