So would I just tell no-ip.org (seperate from DynDNS as fair as I know, but they also have MX records.), to just put in my address or would I just throw in my ISP's SMTP server?
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 4:12 PM, J.P. Trosclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think DynDNS.com (the folks who have no-ip.org right?) have an option to > setup a MX record for dynamic host names. You'll more than likely want to > enable this unless you have a reason not to. > > Basic setup for accepting and sending mail with your ddns hostname: > > mydomain = mymachine.no-ip.org > myhostname = $mydomain > myorigin = $mydomain > mydestination = $mydomain > > Problems to consider: > 1. Your ISP may block smtp traffic from you to any other server except their > very own smtp servers. This is pretty common from what I've seen. > 2. Some servers may reject your mail if you do not have a valid PTR record > for your IP address. By default your ISP will probably have one, but it > won't resolve to mymachine.no-ip.org which may cause the delivery problem > mentioned before. > > > J.P. > > Adam McCarthy wrote: >> >> I have looked for a guide on the Internet on how to do this but I have >> never found one. >> >> I am wishing to run a request tracker (RT) and need postfix. >> >> Now I already have the email coming in, sent to RT by fetch mail of a >> gmail account. >> >> Now how can I make it so that postfix sends replies and other stuff >> back to the users that will work with me having either just an IP for >> my postfix or my DNS. >> >> I guess to sum it all up, how can I use postfix with just an IP or a >> DNS that just translates to my IP though I can't do stuff like add on >> to the DNS like mail.mymachine.no-ip.org. > >
