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Does anyone know about setting up an smtp server on ubuntu that can help me out?

  Date: Jan 09    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 417
  


I am trying to set up an smtp server on ubuntu with postfix. I have tried a few
tutorials and haven't had any luck. I have a dynamic ip and my isp blocks port
25. I was wondering if anyone had time to help me out, like maybe on yim?

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6 Answers Found

 
Answer #1    Answered On: Jan 09    


Which tutorials have you done and what results have to gotten?

 
Answer #2    Answered On: Jan 09    

I personally used this one:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix

 
Answer #3    Answered On: Jan 09    

I tried that one also. I can't get mail to send with that one. I even
reinstalled windows to try a few with no luck. I ended up reinstalling ubuntu
for a fresh start.

 
Answer #4    Answered On: Jan 09    

Ok. You cant send to what? Are you sending mail directly or through a smtp
relay?
Post your postfix conf file editing any passwords for us to view.

If you have a dynamic ip you need to look at dyndns or no-ip. I use it for
my own system.

 
Answer #5    Answered On: Jan 09    

You can't block port 25:

25 TCP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)—used for e-mail routing between
mail servers

I am not sure you can use a dynamic IP, I think you need a static IP. Is this
SMTP server going to be on an intranet or the internet? If you need to SMTP to
servers on the Internet, that is going to be quite a chore. Are you just
experimenting or is this a real server?

 
Answer #6    Answered On: Jan 09    

If 25 is being blocked you may have to use 587. If you on a dynamic IP. Well my
guess is your not setting behind a router/firewall on your SOHO network. So the
fast way around a dynamic IP is to use a DDNS like no-ip.com or dyndns.com . I
know no-ip has a client for linux. (use it on guilds mumble server). So it
should work for postfix to. Got to love free sub-domains for redirect of
servers.

 




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