* Benedict Verheyen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: <snip> > If i understand correctly all of the above: > 1. I could use exim on my server to relay all mail for me except to > hotmail and yahoo. > 2. I can setup everything at my isp's so that mail to my domain will be > sent over to my pc. > I have exactly the sort of setup you are talking about, and I both sent and received until my ISP blocked outgoing messages. I just set up my ISP as the smarthost, and life continues just fine.
I use dyndns, and for US$30 (donation) use my own domain name, set up MX records, and all that. I have a cron job run ipcheck.py hourly, and that takes care of keeping dyndns' nameservers up-to-date on my whereabouts. I doubt your ISP would do this for you, except for a monthly fee. The nameserver has to have an address different from yours, so at the least you would need two IP numbers. Much less hassle and expense to use a dynamic DNS service. > Another thing i was wondering about: if you would want to use your own > nameservers with MX records and a mailserver, you would need at least 4 > machines: 2 nameservers, 1 "main" mailserver and a backup mailserver and > then a fixed ip is needed? However, if you can use the nameservers of your > isp and adjust the MX records there, why would you want to use your own > name servers? > > Are their any good books / other documentation that deal with this and all > related stuff? It's very interesting :) > Check out dyndns.org. There are several of us on this list who use it. It was quite simple to set up. Good luck Cam -- Cam Ellison Ph.D. R.Psych. From Roberts Creek on B.C.'s incomparable Sunshine Coast cam(at)ellisonet(dot)ca camellison(at)dccnet(dot)com cam(at)fleuryassociates(dot)com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
