[CentOS] Creating a Roaming imap account

Brian McKerr brian at mckerrs.net
Tue Feb 5 10:00:25 UTC 2008


----- "Anne Wilson" <cannewilson at googlemail.com> wrote:

> This (CentOS5.1) box is my new imap server.  Using 
> system-config-security-level I opened port 143 tcp, and mail is
> readable 
> throughout the LAN.  I want a Roaming account on my laptop so that I
> can read 
> mail while away from home.  I have set up the account in kmail, and I
> know 
> that that part is correct, as it worked on my old, less-secured, imap
> server.  
> However, I haven't been able so far to make a connection.
> 
> Do I need 143 udp open?  What else must I do to allow me to connect
> over WAN?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Anne
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Hi Anne,

is your firewall set up ? port forwarding/NAT and how about your DNS, does that all point to the right place ?



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