[ncolug] Re: Sendmail configuration
- From: "M. Knisely" <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:46:55 -0400
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) 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> 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, 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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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