On 03/11/2013 04:52 AM, Tilman Schmidt wrote:
Am 11.03.2013 03:54, schrieb Austin Einter:
I am planning to setup mail server for my domain.
Which one is preferred postfix or sendmail.
Choose the one your most familiar with. If you aren't familiar with either, find someone who is. Setting up a mail server in today's hostile Internet is not a task to be taken lightly.
I came across a link * http://ostechnix.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/setup-mail-server-using-postfixdov...
- for postfix mail setup.
That page does not give good advice. Surely there must be better resources than that?
It says, Prerequisites:
- The mail server should contain a valid MX record in the DNS server.Strange wording, but I guess they mean the right thing: your DNS zone should contain an MX RR pointing to the mail server, but only *after* your mail server is up and running.
The OP should set up and DNS internal view to work with the MX record if a test mode. Then replicate it to the external view after everything has been tested to work. Especially the anti-spam/virus portions. Since the OP's named.conf has not explicit views, he first needs to learn more on setting up DNS for safe development before tackling the bigger email challenge.
Navigate to this link how to setup DNSThat page contains the blatant DNS configuration errors we sorted out in your other thread. Don't use it. While we're at it, consider not setting up your own nameserver at all but using your registrar's nameservice instead. It may save you some hassle.
- Firewall and SELinux should be disabled.Bad advice.
I have disabled iptables as my m/c is behind the firewall.
It says I need to disable firewall. Is it really required. Kindly let me know.
No, you don't need to, and you shouldn't.
HTH T.
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