[OT] Home Email Server?

[Mark Greenwood]

On Thursday 12 March 2009 07:22:13 Paul wrote:
> Mark Greenwood wrote:
> > Not strictly Kubuntu related this one, but there seem to be plenty of 
> > clever people on here. Kind of follows on from the kmail discussion we 
> > were having. 
> <snip>
> > So.. what I want to do is to have a server at home. I should be able 
> > to connect to this server via ssh from anywhere (I already have 
> > dynamic DNS and the server, I just need to know what to install on 
> > it....). This server provides me with IMAP mailbox(es), and collects 
> > my POP3 mail from my ISP into those mailboxes. It also provides me 
> > with an SMTP relay server so I can send mail via my ssh connection to 
> > my ISP. I think the latter can be done somehow with sendmail.. but the 
> > former..??
> >
> >
> > Doing it this way avoids the complexities and expenses of registering 
> > my own email domain, which I really don't want to do.
> >
> >
> > Any hints or links gratefully appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Mark
> I've very recently done exactly that.  I've collected all the links and 
> tips I used on a page here > 
> http://www.paulhurley.co.uk/geek-stuff-leftmenu-101/linux-leftmenu-108/63-home-mail-server.html
> 
> I used Fetchmail > Postfix > SpamAssassin > Dovecot.
> 
> Hope it helps.
> 
> Paul.
> --
> 
> http://www.paulhurley.co.uk/
> 
Paul. thankyou. I haven't looked at it in detail yet.. but if those guides work I will be forever grateful. I was just starting to think this thing was more complex than I could be bothered with but you may have saved my bacon..


Mark