on Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 08:34:00AM +0100, Marko Simendic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello! > > > Hello all! > >=20 > > I have two computers running Potato and Windows. What should I set for the > > "mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]" to work on host2 and vice versa?=20 > > Km> Say you have two computers on your network, potato and mswin. > > Km> Are you asking how to send mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL > PROTECTED], and > Km> vice versa? > > I am asking what packages should I install on Debian for mail transfer between > two debian hosts (send & recieve), and how to set them up? > It will be great if I could do that for win host to. I want to send & recieve > mail from mswin using potato as a mail server, as well. This is all only for > lan needs, I have no need for transfering mail out of lan.
One of the GNU/Linux hosts needs to be running an MTA (though both can if you prefer). The host(s) then send mail through the MTA, and retrieve it as well. The topic of email is a rather long and complex one. I run exim, basic configuration is pretty straightforward. Presumably, one of your boxes will be used for communications with the outside world, the other(s) just talk among themselves and use the one central box as their gateway to the world. Though this isn't strictly necessary. Try installing exim on the box(en), roll through the configuration, and try shooting some emails back and forth. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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