On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 09:46:08PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 02/12/08 20:54, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 01:26:53AM +0200, Jabka Atu wrote: > >> I'm using exim as my local mail delivary system and i started to wonder : > >> is there a way to use exim to get mails also from the net ? > > > >> Althow i know that it can be done using 24 working server that uses > >> dyndns / no-ip etc. > >> > >> but what about when my mail server is on a laptop that can be offline > >> for 10-12 hours or even days. > Although he hasn't directly said this, I get the impression that he > doesn't use his ISP's mail service.
Well, then I think he will run into trouble getting his mail accepted as non-spam if he tries to be a mailserver that doesn't have a continuous presence on the internet at a fixed IP. Otherwise, he's expecting the sender's email server to hold onto mail destined for him and rely on their retry rules. While he may get some messages going, I think the failure rate will be high. So the question becomes, why not use the ISP's mail service? Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
