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<H2><A NAME="s3">3. Requirements</A></H2>
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<P>Well, you need (of'course) a Linux machine, what can be connected to the
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internet - So! (i am smart - i am smart :)) - you probably got a modem, right?
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a phoneline - or any way to connect yourself with the server you are running.
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You will also need some software like Fetchmail, Procmail, an extra account,
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and your email account or DNS with email account.
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.1">3.1 A linux machine</A>
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</H2>
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<P>This can be ANYthing ... even a 8086 ... - but preferable - since there will
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be some load on it - minimally a 80386 :). as faster the machine - as faster
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the software will run (rite eh)? :).
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.2">3.2 A extra account at your linux machine</A>
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</H2>
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<P>You need to create a extra account on your Linux machine. I am using as
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example (in this HOWTO) "mailservice". This can be as well "mailserver"
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or "mailtousers" - as long it is some name what can be recognized by you!.
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<P>! It doesn't need to have ANY root privileges !
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<P>This mailaccount will forward all mail to the users on your system, or to
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external users (not on your system :)). Just create it as an ordinary user.
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You will need to test things under this account, and, the mail
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"administrator" can use this account to administrate the mail account without
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being root even .. so - pretty safe !.
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.3">3.3 Fetchmail </A>
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</H2>
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<P>I am using v1.9 patch level 9 ... i found it at sunsite.unc.edu, and, i
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am using only this mail-fetcher in my example - if you want to use another
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one, you are on your own ! since i am happy with it :). For extended features
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you should read the man of Fetchmail :). This can be installed as root - as
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well for the user itself ... - best is to install it as root :) since i know
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it will work for sure then :)))
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.4">3.4 Procmail</A>
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</H2>
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<P>I am using v3.10 - found it again at sunsite.unc.edu, and - i like this as
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the best mda (mail delivery agent) around ... It delivers nicely - and it
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is better than using it by the "original" system mda - since it will deliver
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user-per-user ! ... The same as above - it can be installed as root, or as
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user - and :) best is to install it as root - since i know it will work for
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sure then (again!) :)... how repetetive ...
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.5">3.5 A mail account</A>
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</H2>
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<P>You always need to have a mail account - where you can "poll" your mail from.
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The server needs to be a POP server - where you can poll from when you want,
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and where users can send their mail 24/24 to. It can be a free-mail service,
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as well commercial - even your mailaccount is sufficient enough. In the
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"subject" method (m(B)) - you don't need something more - in method A - with
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the "to" fields - you NEED more - as written below !
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<H3>A DNS record (MX)</H3>
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<P>Needed to run your own "domain" - email domain ... it is needed since the
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administrator of the server can't use it's own domain for your users - since
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there are users who need to be contacted on his server as well - what could
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interfere with your users. And your mailheader must be filtered on that
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domain. So - an apart domain - pointing to HIS server. This can be an
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additional cost - or you can ask your system administrator to add a "non-
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authorative address" - pointing to his server ... - however - it needs to be
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another domain than he is using !
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<H3>A "forward" to your account-account :)</H3>
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<P>Well, the system administrator needs to forward *ALL* mail to your domain
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to YOUR account ... - it is easy for him when he knows how to do it :) ..
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else he will need to read the sendmail manual :)) (or qmail - whatever).
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You will poll for your mail at your account and voila ! filtering on YOUR
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own email domain.
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