Mail Server Software

     - Tuesday, June 08, 2004

Okay, so maybe I'm getting a little crazy here, but I decided I needed email for my new self-hosted website. My DNS service offers email configuration, but I thought maybe I'd give it a try myself.

First, I needed to update the MX record in the sites domain name record. If you look here, you'll see my DNS record. Using DNS company's website, I logged in and updated the MX record. This was pretty straightforward.

After downloading and installing the mail server software, I had it configured and running in about 30 minutes. Would have been quicker too if I hadn't gotten confused about what DNS server it needed (local ISP, not my name server's DNS). I'm actually just really surprised how easy it was. Now you can send mail to kevin@complexdistress.com. I've got a POP account I can use to check my mail. Of course, I'm using authentication to help ward off the bad guys. I could also skip the separate email account, and just have the mail forwarded to my personal email address. But then I'd still need the POP account to send mail from the new address.

I'm using MailEnable Standard Edition, which can be downloaded and used for free. Here are the guides I used to install and configure:

MailEnable Standard Edition - Installation
MailEnable Standard Edition - Configuration
MailEnable Standard Edition - Email Client Configuration

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1 Comments:

At 10:22 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, I've been using ME Standard for ages - it rocks. Very solid, no problems; it just works. I used to use [the expensive] NTMail but was able to replace it, and get far superior results, with this freeware. Amazing.

I run about 12 domains on mine with no problem, on old hardware. Love it.

Cheers,
PHB.

 

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