[TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2

[Jason Tower]

roy, if you (or anyone else) would like some help setting up a home mail 
server, i'd be happy to give you a hand.  plus we can cover some basic 
routing, DNS, and firewall concepts as well.  drop me a line if you're 
interested.

jason

On Tuesday 22 October 2002 08:55, Vestal, Roy L. wrote:
> Jon,
>  The class you are going to give, will it also cover creating a simple mail
> server for home use? That's more of what I'm interested in now, but I
> definitely want to know the business class side. That's where I was trying
> to go with the questions, not just business but how I can use it at home.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Carnes [mailto:jonc at nc.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:51 PM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: RE: [TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2
>
>
> Thanks for the feedback.  I'll see about adding a section on fetchmail -
> but that is sort of a tangent to running a mailserver.  I'm focusing on
> corporate and small office setup of mail services.
>
> Fetchmail is cool, but only useful once mail service is setup for a domain.
> Maybe I should include it in the section on POP and IMAP.
>
> If folks get value from this class on Mail servers, then I'll be happy to
> do a class on DNS/routers/gateways and VPN.
>
> <about the gripe...>
> Last time I looked at the TriLUG list it went out to over 600 email
> addresses.  On any given day in a population of that size I guess we should
> expect a few grouches.  I hope though that the number of helpful folks far
> out-weighs the grouches.
>
> As with all things Open Source it really helps to have thick skin when you
> ask for help - as well as the ability to separate out fact from opinion.
>
> I know I wouldn't be using Linux today if not for the support given by the
> community, and I feel that it is a moral imperative to give something back
> to that community. Fortunately a lot of other folks on this list feel the
> same. </atg>
>
> Take care - Jon Carnes
>
> ===
>
> On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 13:32, Vestal, Roy L. wrote:
> > Questions:
> > -Explain sendmail, fetchmail, mail clients better than the docs on the
> > web. It was a bitty trying to get it working for me.
> >
> > -Different types of mail servers: POP,IMAP, etc...
> >
> > -What's needed, i.e. hardware requirements, type of connectivity,
> > software needed
> >
> > -What's optional, i.e. different mail servers for different types
> >
> > -What kind of security is needed, i.e. should it be stand alone, or
> > can it be a file/mail server.
> >
> > I know these are basic questions, but I would like to see others have
> > an easier time than I have in learning this stuff. Especially folks
> > wanting to migrate from Windows environments, but not having as a
> > technical backgrounds as others in TriLUG.
> >
> > <gripe hat on>
> > Just a frustration I'd like to get out. Please keep in mind some of us
> > (I'm including myself) are still learning some or ALL aspects of Linux
> > and it's viability as a replacement for Microsoft products. I
> > personally can build a desktop/workstation or SAMBA based server that
> > can whip any MS machine out there, but I don't know
> > gateways/routers/DNS/mail servers well.
> >
> > I know that most folks have been very patient and very helpful, and to
> > you I say THANK YOU!
> >
> > But, at least to me, there are some that seem impatient and annoyed
> > that we would even ask a "newbie" question. Please, change it. We're
> > all here to learn from each other. If I've made it difficult, please
> > let me know, privately so we can get it resolved.
> >
> > Just my $0.02
> > </gripe hat on>
> >
> > Now with all that said, Jon and Lisa, thank you for the classes.
> > Please put me down as an attendee. I know I can learn a lot from this.
> >
> >  If RTI is decided as the place to have it, please give me a few dates
> > in order of preference so I can get the time on the calendar. Weekends
> > are easier.
>
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Jason Tower
Cerient Technologies
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