Re: [TCLUG:8712] Foot-wetting project (newbie question)

[Nate Carlson <natecars@infiniteloop.com>]

Yup, all of that is very possible. You also have to create accounts for
each user to send/receive e-mail on the box though. That's all I see that
you missed. Of course, things are never quite as simple as you've stated
them, but hey, it'll work.  :)

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Nate Carlson
the infinite loop
natecars@infiniteloop.com

On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Brian N. Larson wrote:

> No, this has nothing to do with incontinence!
> 
> I'm a Linux pre-newbie -- I haven't installed it anywhere yet.  For me to
> get into it, I need a project to get my feet wet.  I've been lurking here
> for a couple weeks and you folks seem downright helpful to each other --
> contrast Windorks' so-called "technical support".
> 
> The project I'm thinking of is this:  My company is small, seven employees.
> We live by e-mail.  Currently, however, we get our e-mail through our ISP.
> Office computers are networked together via Windows networking; Cisco router
> and 2Ch ISDN connect us to the ISP.  To send or receive mail, we log onto
> ISP's POP server.  Everyone uses MSOutlook as EM client.
> 
> Problem:  When the ISP is down we are not only unable to get email from the
> outside (BAD), we can't get it from each other (VERY BAD).  Now, I could buy
> MSExchange Server, but from what I've read, I could configure a spare box
> here as a mail server using Linux.
> 
> My questions:
> Is the declarative statement in the last clause of the last sentence above
> true?
> Do I just configure the Linux box with a static IP address (which all our
> PCs have anyway), point the office computers to log into it for mail
> delivery, and have our ISP change the DNS entries for mail for our company
> to the new server?
> Do I need any software that I won't find on the RH6.0 distribution CDs?
> Any tips for going about this?
> Any pitfalls I should be prepared for?
> 
> If I've missed a FAQ online somewhere, point it out and verbally spank me.
> 
> Thanks for the help!
> _____________________________
> Brian Larson
> Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc.
> blarson@rmls-mn.com
> 
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