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On Wednesday 08 July 2009, brullo nulla wrote: |
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> > Hmmm, I run my own postfix, but I use the virgin SMTP server as a relay |
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> > host. I don't get my email addresses mangled.... |
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> I don't think this is a solution. I am using a laptop, and how can I |
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> reach my postfix server (assuming that I have another machine to use |
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> as it, which I don't have) from everywhere? |
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The postfix should be installed in your own laptop. |
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> In any case it is kinda insane that one has to build a SMTP server to |
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> workaround this. |
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Well, having a local MTA has a number of advantages anyway. |
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As a matter of fact, on this month's issue of a popular UK linux magazine |
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there's an article (written by a well-known contributor to this list!) on how |
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to configure that. Besides that, you'll find plenty of tutorials on the net. |
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It's not too difficult, and postfix's default configuration helps with its |
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sensible values. |
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