On Wed, 8 May 1996, Rob Leslie wrote:
> To receive mail directly from the outside, you need to have a host or domain
> name for which mail will be routed to your machine. Sometimes this involves an
> MX record pointing to your machine. It assumes your machine is always
> connected to the net. If this isn't the case, or if you don't have a static
> host or domain name, you probably can't use this kind of mail configuration;
> you might want to look into a POP setup instead using `popclient'.
Another approach worth considering is the use of uucp for email (and news)
transfers. That's what I use at my site and it works like a charm. Note
that as mentioned above, your upstream provider must set up an MX record
for your machine or domain, and also set up a uucp account for your
system.
Using POP to obtain email from your upstream provider is o.k., but is too
limiting and just darned inconvenient. Using uucp as a transport
mechanism automates sending and receiving of email (and news). It also
has the benefit allowing you can set up as many email accounts as you
want.
Best regards,
Nick
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