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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: e-mail gateway using PPP?
Date: 14 Sep 1995 11:54:41 +0200
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Dave Smith <dsmith@n2.net> wrote:
>Has anyone used a FreeBSD system connected via a PPP dial-up
>connection to act as an e-mail gateway for a company or domain?
>
>I am interested in what software is required to fetch the e-mail
>from an internet provider.
>
>Will sendmail handle this?
The internet has not been designed to use dialup links. Use UUCP,
it's got a well-designed batch file scenario. (You can also run it
over TCP if you like.)
Your ISP should create MX records for you.
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)