I would very much like to set up a POP3 server for personal use on my G5 1.6. However, I haven't found a server app for OS X, and no, OS X Server is NOT an option. Anyone have a guide for setting up accounts?
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POP3 Server?
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Here's a free one, from source:
http://www.washington.edu/imap/
You'll need the developer tools to compile and install. You may also try Fink:
http://fink.sourceforge.net
And it will do all the work for you.
http://www.washington.edu/imap/
You'll need the developer tools to compile and install. You may also try Fink:
http://fink.sourceforge.net
And it will do all the work for you.
If you're not specifically looking for a third party solution, Sendmail Enabler (http://www.roadstead.com/weblog/Tutorials/SMSource.html) for Pre-Panther and Postfix Enabler (http://www.roadstead.com/weblog/Tutorials/PostfixEnabler.html) for Panther provides a nice GUI for OS X's built-in mail server.
I've only used Postfix, but it was fairly easy to get SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 running. They allow you to easily add e-mail service to OS X user accounts.
d8n_two
I've only used Postfix, but it was fairly easy to get SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 running. They allow you to easily add e-mail service to OS X user accounts.
d8n_two
Yea I saw that software, it looks promising. However, i noticed this:
Postfix is programmed, by default, to reject all attempts to relay mail through it by machines sitting outside its local network.
If this is true, or if one can not configure it, then i'm out of luck. Has anyone had any experience with this?
Postfix is programmed, by default, to reject all attempts to relay mail through it by machines sitting outside its local network.
If this is true, or if one can not configure it, then i'm out of luck. Has anyone had any experience with this?
I'll try to be as specific as possible, but I'm new to all of this.
Okay, my set-up:
1) iMac connected to a wireless router (Netgear WGR614) with DSL connection.
2) DynDNS.org dynamic DNS account with DNSUpdate software.
*3) Router set-up to forward all external request for SMTP(port 25) and IMAP(port 143) to my local IP address. This is how external mail request get to my computer through the router.*
4) Panther firewall has the same ports open.
5) Postfix Enabler settings:
-----Send mail tab: admin username placed in "admin" field, the rest default.
-----Mail server tab: dyndns.org address in "domain name" field, the rest default.
-----The rest of the tabs I have left alone for now.
-----Obviously I've clicked the "Enable Postfix" and "Enable IMAP" buttons.
If I did anything else special, it was either accidental or I'm simply not remembering it. I can say that machines outside my local network were not able to connect and use the server until I assigned the proper port porwarding settings in the router.
I hope this helps. Like I said, I'm no expert here. I just needed to set-up postfix to test some PHP apps I'm developing, and I got off on a "be my own e-mail provider" tangent.
d8n_two
Okay, my set-up:
1) iMac connected to a wireless router (Netgear WGR614) with DSL connection.
2) DynDNS.org dynamic DNS account with DNSUpdate software.
*3) Router set-up to forward all external request for SMTP(port 25) and IMAP(port 143) to my local IP address. This is how external mail request get to my computer through the router.*
4) Panther firewall has the same ports open.
5) Postfix Enabler settings:
-----Send mail tab: admin username placed in "admin" field, the rest default.
-----Mail server tab: dyndns.org address in "domain name" field, the rest default.
-----The rest of the tabs I have left alone for now.
-----Obviously I've clicked the "Enable Postfix" and "Enable IMAP" buttons.
If I did anything else special, it was either accidental or I'm simply not remembering it. I can say that machines outside my local network were not able to connect and use the server until I assigned the proper port porwarding settings in the router.
I hope this helps. Like I said, I'm no expert here. I just needed to set-up postfix to test some PHP apps I'm developing, and I got off on a "be my own e-mail provider" tangent.
d8n_two
Awesome, thanks for your reply. I'm not at home right now, but will give this a go when i get back this evening. I initially downloaded the program but got lost in that never ending webpage of theirs. I have a very similar setup, thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
For clarity's sake, I enabled POP3 (opened and forwarded port 110), and it works just fine too. Let me know if if there is any other info you need.
The only thing I don't like about this is that, as far as I can tell, you have to add a full user for each new e-mail address. Is there a way in OS X to setup a mail-only user account that doesn't have the home directory and clutter up the accounts systems prefs? I'd like to give about 10 of my friends free e-mail addresses, but I don't want all of that user clutter on my machine. Any ideas?
d8n_two
The only thing I don't like about this is that, as far as I can tell, you have to add a full user for each new e-mail address. Is there a way in OS X to setup a mail-only user account that doesn't have the home directory and clutter up the accounts systems prefs? I'd like to give about 10 of my friends free e-mail addresses, but I don't want all of that user clutter on my machine. Any ideas?
d8n_two
alright..so far so good....have one problem though...i sent email from another computer within my network(behind my wireless router)...but when i'm outside of the router, post fix shows the computer connected, but denies sending the message saying "Relay access denied"
What is your address/domain scheme? Is it like username@xxx.dyndns.org, or what? Sometimes this can make a difference.
d8n_two
d8n_two
After talking to a friend, it appears that I have unkowingly edited the default Postfix settings to allow relaying. I've tried juggling the settings in Postfix Enabler to see if it is one of those with no luck. I'll try to figure out what I did. If/when I figure it out, I'll let you know.
d8n_two
d8n_two
With authentication on, you might try using *.* in the Relay-Domains field under the "Mail Server" tab. It wasn't showing up on Postfix Enabler, but I noticed that setting in the main.cf (/etc/postfix/) file. This is the only thing I can find that is different from an untouched config file.
As gekko513 pointed out though, security can be an issue and spammers like to prey on an open SMTP server. With that said, I don't really know the security implications with using a wildcard in the Relay-Domain field. So do so at your own risk.
d8n_two
As gekko513 pointed out though, security can be an issue and spammers like to prey on an open SMTP server. With that said, I don't really know the security implications with using a wildcard in the Relay-Domain field. So do so at your own risk.
d8n_two