[ncolug] Re: Sendmail configuration
- From: "M. Knisely" <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:23:26 -0400
He's emailing from gmail, and you can relay through gmail's mail server.
Mike K.
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 7:08 AM, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I assumed he didn't have an ISP with a mail server, or he would already
> be using that.
>
> M. Knisely wrote:
> > I disagree... I run my own mail server without registering a domain
> > and the "big" domains have no problem with receiving my email. I
> > don't even have a proper MX or PTR for the domain I use either.
> >
> > In order for the "big" domains to accept my email I need to relay
> > through a SERVER that has a valid PTR... to do that, I bounce my mail
> > through my ISP's mail server. For me, that's Earthlink. I use their
> > email serve to relay my mail and the "big" guys trust their mail
> > server so they trust my email.
> >
> > Also, I use a dynamic DNS service (Dyndns.org <http://Dyndns.org>) to
> > give me a domain where I actually receive email. This domain is a
> > child off a domain they own, so it doesn't cost them anything and they
> > pass that cost (or lack there of) on to me. As I stated previously,
> > they don't provide me an actual MX, so mail servers just send to the
> > acutal domain, and that works for me.
> >
> > What I would do is set your sent address to an actual address that you
> > monitor, that way you'll get bounces. I'd also look into relaying
> > through a server with a valid PTR.
> >
> > Mike K.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 7:26 PM, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> > First, you should know that you can't expect to run a mail server
> > without registering a domain name, plus a reverse (pointer) lookup
> for
> > your IP address that matches your mailserver+domain name. Otherwise,
> > mail from your server will be rejected by any of the "big" domains
> > (AOL,
> > Time Warner, etc.)
> >
> > The means for individuals to be able to reasonably run their own
> mail
> > servers are fading away quickly.
> >
> > Your best bet would be to set yourself up with one of the free, or
> > nearly free, hosting services. You can, for example, register a name
> > and then get an email-only ("parked") account at fatcow.com
> > <http://fatcow.com>, for $5 per
> > year. There are even cheaper, or completely free, alternatives.
> >
> > Deepan wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > > I am using sendmail via php mail function to send
> > > emails. However few servers reject my mails with
> > > the error 'Sender address rejected: Domain not
> > > found', since mails from my server are sent as
> > > email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. How do I change this
> > > to a valid domain name ? We only own a public IP.
> > > we dont really have a domain name, is it possible
> > > to use IP ?
> > > Regards
> > > Deepan
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