Topic: Make own Mail Server

[haliparotin]

hi! i just want to ask how can i make my own Mail server and behind firewall? im using SME 8.0. i hope they have a step by step procedure Thank you very much..

[Jáder]

You can start to reading SME manual.

Sorry... mail is standard... maybe you need port forwardig... who knows... you just ask for a step by step for get a mail server.

[haliparotin]

Sorry for not read manual but can you give me the exact link for that? and i hope can you teach me how i can use port forwarding.. thank you..

[idp_qbn]

Since you say you are behind a firewall, you need to read the manual for your firewall hardware to see how to forward a port. Read thefirewall manual for that. If the firewall is your modem/router, here is a link that may help http://www.wikihow.com/Set-Up-Port-Forwarding-on-a-Router .

Otherwise, Google is your friend - search for "port forwarding"- there are many results.

The following section of the Administration Manual may help with set-up of email http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter13#E-mail

and even better http://wiki.contribs.org/Email

And search the forums for help on how to set up email - see the dark blue/grey set of Tabs towards the top of the forums page? See the Tab marked Search? Use that.

Cheers
Ian

[haliparotin]

idp_qbn Thank you very much for the link.. for now i try this tutorial and by the way, they have a simple  way i can import all email address? Thank you..

[newburns]

Import email addresses from where?

[haliparotin]

Actually from excel to server than encoding one by one or they have a fast way i can transfer the whole account email address to Server SME. Thank you for fast Reply to my issue.

[Jáder]

There are a tool name Lazy Admin Tool (LAT) for this pourpouse (and others).
It may have some small problems with SME8 (I do not used it on SME8 yet).

 

[haliparotin]

Ok. they have a way can create each user an Autoreply even out of the office or in vacation on SME 8? thank you.

[stephdl]

take a look in the contrib area with this http://wiki.contribs.org/UserManager and most particularly with the vacation contrib  http://wiki.contribs.org/Vacation

[TerryF]

There are a tool name Lazy Admin Tool (LAT) for this pourpouse (and others).
It may have some small problems with SME8 (I do not used it on SME8 yet).

Is in process of being, updated, tested and added to SME8 tree

[haliparotin]

Thank you for reply.. how about for allow other domain to send? actually i try to test my mail Server and then i try to send to other domain like Yahoo, hotmail and Gmail. but under gmail i cannot recieve any email from my email server. and  to yahoo and hotmail i receive. theirs a way can allow other domain name to my Server? Thank you.. sorry for have many question

[stephdl]

Thank you for reply.. how about for allow other domain to send? actually i try to test my mail Server and then i try to send to other domain like Yahoo, hotmail and Gmail. but under gmail i cannot recieve any email from my email server. and  to yahoo and hotmail i receive. theirs a way can allow other domain name to my Server? Thank you.. sorry for have many question

it is a known fact that some providers of mail as gmail (but i think It is possible that there are much more) don't accept connexions from a mail server  with a dynamic IP. It is done to prevent SPAM. So the only workaround I know is to set a smtp relay in the server-manager, section mail server.
when i speak about  smtp relay, i speak about an account which allow you to connect to a google mail account or any other mail account (for example i use the smtp service offers by my ISP).

[stephdl]

when i speak about  smtp relay, i speak about an account which allow you to connect to a google mail account or any other mail account (for example i use the smtp service offers by my ISP).

If i remember well all mails sent by a google smtp account will  have the address be rewritten with the google mail address, It is for that I use the smtp of my ISP, but my tests were made a long time ago.
Before I have  used the smtp of my provider of internet domain (1&1) but i have had some problems of mails refused by other smtp because 1&1 was known as a spammer.

[janet]

haliparotin

You have to configure gmail to allow POP or IMAP access or otherwise set up Forwarding to your server based email address.

You mention both cannot send & cannot receive, which is it, which are you talking about ? Please be more clear & precise.

I suggest you also read the SME Manual Appendix re DNS, SPF etc.
Link at top of forums.

[haliparotin]

ok janet.. actually i try using my new mail server (SME Server) via webmail. i send test email to Yahoo, hotmail and Gmail. On yahoo and Hotmail i receive a test email from my SME Server but on Gmail i cannot receive a test email. I try to read the manual but i cannot know where the exact name for my problem.. and sorry for that.. i want to ask how can allow other domain like Gmail or a list can add a domain name manually to my SME Server.

And i ask also they have a way can create a Mailing List?

Thank you

[stephdl]

ok janet.. actually i try using my new mail server (SME Server) via webmail. i send test email to Yahoo, hotmail and Gmail. On yahoo and Hotmail i receive a test email from my SME Server but on Gmail i cannot receive a test email. I try to read the manual but i cannot know where the exact name for my problem.. and sorry for that.. i want to ask how can allow other domain like Gmail or a list can add a domain name manually to my SME Server.

And i ask also they have a way can create a Mailing List?

Thank you

So i know just one solution for you, you have to read the entire manual :p

read this : http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter13#E-mail_Delivery

for the mailling list you can write a mail to a group of your server, all members of your group will receive the mails, if you want a real mailling list like mailman you have to install it by your own, as the contrib is broken, or use this contrib which i do not know http://wiki.contribs.org/Ezmlm

Please don't use bold when you speak to somebody.

[haliparotin]

Ok Thank you for Reply to my post. and sorry for using a bold text. by the way i have another question, this is about for change a login user on webmail. Actual login on Webmail is username only, they have a way i can change like this username@domain.com login on webmail? Thank you..

Thank you again

[Stefano]

Ok Thank you for Reply to my post. and sorry for using a bold text. by the way i have another question, this is about for change a login user on webmail. Actual login on Webmail is username only, they have a way i can change like this username@domain.com login on webmail? Thank you..

Thank you again

no, but.. why?

[haliparotin]

Thank you for reply. actually i have existing mail server but its an outsource, and now i want make my own Mail Server. Every time i log in to our web mail and powered by horde i need to put complete email address under username.

And now i need to change all my client to change the username from username@domain.com to username (SME Server)

Thank you.

[janet]

haliparotin

SME server by design only supports one username set.
You should VERY CAREFULLY consider the ramifications of username selection in relation to domain styled pseudonyms, before you start creating usernames (ie in a situation where multiple domains are hosted on the same SME server).
What this means is for you to think about how you will name your users, & what email address they will use
eg
the username can be of the form fred1 & the corresponding email address would be of the form fred@maindomain.com
Another user who wants the fred pseudonym would be fred2 with email address
fred@myotherdomain.com
& so on etc.

Refer
http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter9#Pseudonyms
Please read all of the above section, particularly the sections titled
Practical usage guidelines
&
Summary
&
Alternative configuration of users

For an abbreviated version of the above also see,
http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:FAQ:Section04#User_accounts

[newburns]

I login with my domain name through eGroupware 1.8
There is a setting to include the domain for login.
The user is attributed to the login for eGw1.8

[Stefano]

I login with my domain name through eGroupware 1.8
There is a setting to include the domain for login.
The user is attributed to the login for eGw1.8

here we are talking about horde.. horse uses imap to connect and anthentication.. and this is done via username only

egw is not part of SME

[newburns]

Sorry,
Didn't know OP wanted to stay with Horde. Just offering the alternative that would get rid of his username issue. Then his users wouldn't have to learn a different username.