Alistair, I setup Linux at my home to give my wife and I access to the internet using only one dialup line. We both run Windows 95 and we have [almost] seamless internet access. When we need an Internet connection, the Internet is dialed and PPP is automagically connected. :) Here is how it's done:
1.) Set up your Linux machine for routing. Refer to the mini HOWTO IP-Subnetworking for instructions and a good explanation on subnetworking. 2.) Install the diald package. This will handle the automatic PPP connections. 3.) Install the sendmail and popper packages to handle SMTP and POP3 email services. Give each user a login so he/she can check mail. 4.) Install the fetchmail package. Run fetchmail in daemon mode to check mail periodically. I have the service script for /etc/init.d if you need it. This DOES NOT meet your UUCP requirement. This requires all of the students to have a separate POP account on a machine or machines that do have permanent connections to the Internet. I have no experience with UUCP, so perhaps someone else can help here. I have heard that you can have servers 'hold' mail bound for your server, but I haven't needed this, so I haven't investigated. And that is all that there is to it..... Scott D. Killen Scott Killen Software http://www.skillsoft.com -----Original Message----- From: Alistair Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 19, 1998 11:51 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Linux as a eMail/Internet server. Hi there fellow Linux fans (Debian and the like!) About 6 months ago I stumbled upon the greatest find of my life. Someone had told me about a wonderful OS that multitasked great, handled 100's of users, had very little requiremets and was a all round OS for anyone. So, I downloaded Debain GNU Linux and gave it a try. I was most impressed by it AND by the help I got from this list. Via this list I managed to get a copy of tri-linux for free (postage included to South Africa). I now have a great little 386 running Debian Linux that I use to fiddle with. I now consider myself quite an "expert" with it :) I am only 16 years old and do WWW site design, computer repairs and installations, etc... I am currently working at a Computer Resourse Centre. We have decided to get an account with the Western Cape Schools Network (as we are part of a school) which offers UUCP email with a domain (i.e [EMAIL PROTECTED]) for a negligible amount. The software that they recomend for Windows will cost us a fortune. They have not suggested anything else in the way of software. I then sugested to the owner about Linux. I spent the day explaining to him all about it. He was very impressed and said that it would be a great option to think about... We have about 20 + computers ranging from P100's to P200's. They all have win95 osr 1 or 2 and NE2000 compliant network cards. The network is running on Windows IPX stuff. (Totally a microsoft network). We would like to have the Linux server dial up as needed to offer email (via uucp) and internet access (via ppp) for the pupils/customers. I want UUCP to dial up on a schedule and have the ppp connection connect when needed (ie when Netscape for IE starts on the win95 computer) I was hoping that someone out there may be able to help me through this and give me (step my step!) instructions or better ideas on what to do. I was going to create an account for all of the students on the Linux box and get UUCP to filter email accordingly. Then I was going to run a pop server (slakware has one "built in") on the Linux side and let the computers "connect" via the network to Linux with Outlook express and get the users email. The Linux box will NOT have a direct connection to the Internet. I have managed to get a PPP connection with my ISP at home with Netscape on X. That is as far as i have gotten! I would appreciate ANY help that I can get. I am not on this list, so could you please maybe email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] If this works, then there are many other places that I know of that would go for Linux. I hope to get the whole of my community onto Linux soon!!!! I am also thinking of starting a LUG here (any info about your LUG would be appreciated!!!) I really hope that this will succeed!!! P.S I want to run XFree86 on my 386 with Hercules. At the back of my monitor it says 50-60Hz or KHz (cant remember!?) Please, if anyone has had any experience with Hercules and X, I would appreciate your help!! Sorry for all of the questions!!!!!!!!!!!! Linux rulezzzzz --- Your's Sincerely, PO Box 43933 Alistair Phillips Fish Hoek Tel +27 (0)21 785 5265 7975 South Africa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
