[Gllug] MTA

[Jackson, Harry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Richardson [mailto:itsbruce at uklinux.net]
> 
> 
> Well Exim is only an mta, not a mail-store, so you need a pop or imap 
> server. For your simple set-up UW-imap would be plenty.  In 
> fact it would 
> simplify things as you can run UW-imap out of xinetd and that 
> lets you 
> use xinetd's security rules to ensure that the service is not 
> visible on 
> your ppp connection, an extra layer of security behind your 
> firewall and 
> one you will need since you are going to run all these services on an 
> internet-facing box.

I will have a look at UW-IMAP. I do not need anything complicated. I know
that all these services run on the internet facing box but it is still more
secure than what I had last year (an nt box on dial up). Ideally I would
like a dedicated firewall but hardware is at a premium. If I get iptabes set
up correctly and due to the willy nilly times that I come on line I should
be safe enough. I cannot protect myself against everyone but I should be
safe from most of the script kiddies. 

> Exim is a good mta.  I'm coming to prefer it over Postfix, 
> being closer 
> to the metal and more configurable though it lacks Postfix's nice 
> queueing algorithm.  You should be able to configure it for 
> home use with  minimal effort.

If it does delivery only then I will have to give it a miss and try
something else.

Harry


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