[Lilug] Mail Server

[Peter Gutmann]

There is a lot to setting up a mail server that needs to happen after 
you purchase your domain,

  * Internet facing DNS
  * setup the Sendmail/Postfix server (and you are thinking about server
    failure here also?)
      o Making sure that your server is not configured as an "internet
        facing open relay".
  * Setting up Anti-Virus & Anti SPAM tools to help protect your
    mailboxes from Viruses and Malware.
  * Setting up Mailboxes with IMAP access and certificates toget you
    mail from the mailboxes you created.
  * Optional setting up TLS, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC verification of your
    messages.

Or you can use one of the host of mailbox providers that are available 
on the internet.

  * Google (gmail or Gsuite)
  * Microsoft (outlook.com)
  * AWS
  * your domain registrar has one I am sure.
  * There are a number others available.

There is a lot to setup and keep running to make this work effectively.


P


On 5/8/20 8:45 AM, Jörg Kewisch wrote:
> google "domain name registrar list"
> I liked this page
> https://makeawebsitehub.com/reviews/domain-registrars/
> because he is very honest about making money from his site
> -- 
>   Jörg Kewisch
> jorg at mellifera.buzz <mailto:jorg at mellifera.buzz>
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2020, at 6:57 PM, Bean wrote:
>>
>> I am trying to setup a mail server on my home computer, just for my 
>> own email.
>>
>> I don't understand how one gets a domain name.
>>
>> Do they have to be purchased? If so where?
>>
>> cheers Jim
>>
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