* L. V. Lammert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080207 13:30]: > At 04:43 PM 2/7/2008 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> You can absolutely run a mail server at home. This is not rocket science >> and in fact, it >> is dumb easy to do. Try to follow these steps: >> >> 1. Get a domain name and look for registrars that can host it for you. For >> example, >> check this kind of services at www.no-ip.com. >> >> 2. Configure your ADSL router to re-direct SMTP and POP3 traffic to that >> server of yours >> running sendmail, spamd, mimedefang, clamd, spam-assassin, etc. You can >> even incorporate >> services like IMAP3 for you to be able to log-in into your mail server >> anywhere. > > Please stop spreading misinformation. Unless you have reverse DNS setup, > ANY email server that adhering to standards should (and probably will) > block your incoming email. > > If you want to run your own, that's great, but don't expect to use it > reliably without either setting up the reverse DNS or forwarding through > your ISPs email server(s). If you don't do that, you won't know be able to > have any assurance that your email will be received properly. > > Lee >
I don't get your point Lee. I agreed with you that reverse DNS is necessary. I then stated it is possible to get ISP's to support you with this task. Where's the "misinformation"? I've been running this way for years. And I can speak from experience that without getting reverse DNS setup correctly, many email servers will reject your mail. They did reject mine until it was setup... ??? Jim
