set up mailserver
 

im a debian n00b and i would like to know what are your reccomendations for howto setup a mail server for debian i regestered my domain fowarded to dyndns static address, and use ddclient to update ip on it.

Exactly what do you want the mailserver to do? Send mail on behalf of logged-in users? Listen for and process incoming mail? Act as a public mailserver (think stuff like mail.yahoo.com) for everyone to /.?

Have you decided which MTA you want to use? No? Then google for `MTA comparison'--one specific article (`choose the tool for the job') is good (or so I remember it).

Try searching google, LQ and TLDP.

Also, I recommend that you read `Smart Questions' by ESR.

hth --Jonas

postfix
 

just need to make postfix send recieve my email this is my main.cf i know somethings screwed


smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
biff = no

# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no

# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h

myhostname = stupidhost.dnsdojo.com
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = stupidhost.com, stupidhost.dnsdojo.com, localhost.localdomain, localhost.localdomain, localhost
relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all

I don't know postfix, so I can't help you with things specific to it.

Btw, how do you know something's screwed? What did you expect, that wasn't delivered? Was there any part of the manual relevant to your main.cf that you didn't understand or was uncertain about?

Hope someone gets around to helping you.

--Jonas