HOW DO I MAKE A MAIL SERVER???

[netwokingrockz]

I wan't my server to have mail capabilities.

What do I need software wise??

LMK
thanks
mike

 

[Akash]

try Exchange 2k or u can go to the same people as serv-u.Deerfield

 

[TerreApart]

Please let us know what Operating System you have installed on your server... Be much easier to narrow the list...

 

[rootaxs]

If you're on a Windows platform i would suggest MerakMail. It's fast, Wapmail and Webmail is included (in Pro version) and costs a fraction of what MDaemon and/or Exchange does.

The good part is if you have a feature request chances are, the author will incorporate it in the next release.

Click here...

 

[netwokingrockz]

Right now it is running win 99se, but that will change to 2k advanced server soon.

I downloaded the mail server you reccomended.

How do I set it up??

I have a dynamic IP. Is there a way to run a web server with a dynamic ip??

PLease let me know
thansk
mike

 

[rootaxs]

well basically just install it, run it and you're ready to go. the first thing you might wanna do is create MX records in your DNS. i do recall you saying that you're with DynIP or someother group (can't recall)

if so then chances are you wouldn't need to set-up MX records anymore (then again, i really can't recall how DynIP worked)

as for the mail server side of things, to get a basic system running just configure the System tab.

Then go to the Accounts tab, hit CTRL-D (create a domain) and then CTRL-U (create a user)

you're set

 

[netwokingrockz]

what do you mean by domain?? What do i put??

LMK
thanks
mike

 

[rootaxs]

well, the domain would be what you have set-up with DynIP (e.g. networkingrockz.dynip.net or something like that)

 

[netwokingrockz]

OK, my dynip is msmith. So that would be (for my domain name) msmith.dynip.com ??????? When I give people my email addy it would be username@msmith.dynip.com (but I'm just going to continue giving my bellsouth addy and have them foward my email to me. So Dynip does allow the "email fowarding" to my server??

THanks a lot of the help! I really do appretiate it.

thanks
mike

 

[netwokingrockz]

How do I set up the "webmail" portion of it?? Would it just be http://msmith.dynip.com/webmail ???? or http://mail.msmith.dynip.com ???

I'M GOING INSANE!!!!!!!

THanks
mike