Thufir: > I use a free host from no-ip.com, as such the FQDN isn't registered such > that it will direct to me. (Not sure what the terminology is for such a > situation; I suppose that the domain exists in DNS, it shows in whois.) > > To run Postfix locally only, just my home machine, follow: > > 1 /etc/postfix/main.cf: > 2 myorigin = $mydomain > 3 mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 10.0.0.0/24 > 4 relay_domains = > 5 # Optional: forward all non-local mail to mailhost > 6 #relayhost = $mydomain > > http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.html#local_network > > and set main.cf to: > > myorigin = localhost > > so that postfix only sends mail locally? > Or, do I set $mydomain to localhost, perhaps? For my purposes, do I > enter the FQDN from no-ip.com anywhere?
This may help, in case you do want to send email to other systems: http://www.postfix.org/SOHO_README.html#fantasy Wietse
