New Linux server at home

[Stephen]

The concept of it is called an SMTP smarthost, basically you point your SMTP
server directly to theirs.

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:16 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> How can you - "you can configure your server to use cox for your outbound
> messages"
>
> Do you connect to their SMTP server and look like a client?
>
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Tue, 6/22/10, Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net>
> Subject: Re: New Linux server at home
> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 3:53 PM
>
> They simply block the std ports, and there are ways around that.
>
> You don't need to run a full-fledged domain right off the bat though. You
> might start with a private mail server that you can use IMAP with, so you
> can access your email from all of your devices (multiple computers, phone,
> etc), and the devices all see your email the same way (ie you file/delete
> something from one device, it's filed/deleted on all of them). You can run
> fetchmail on your private server to fetch email from your other accounts,
> and you can configure your server to use cox for your outbound messages.
>
> -- -Eric 'shubes'
>
> Stephen wrote:
> > downside to this one is the filtering Cox applies to email services.
>
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net<http://mc/compose?to=ejs@shubes.net>>
> wrote:
> >> Stephen wrote:
> >>> just set up a new Linux server, just recently demoed my xenserver and
> >>> moved it into a new case... dropped the optical and in all tons
> >>> quieter
> >>>
> >>> but my main purpose in this email is what sort of services do people
> >>> run at home and what do they do with them.
> >>>
> >> I expect to see more personal mail servers in the future.
> >> http://qmailtoaster.com will get you up and running in no time.
> >> I know that qmail is frowned upon by some, but QMT 'just works'.
> >> I'm active in the QMT community, so I'm biased (but for good reasons).
> ;)
> >> --
> >> -Eric 'shubes'
> >>
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