On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:15:03 -0400, "Jonathan T. Steadman" <fedoracore@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Ok I think i got it now then, but then when I send an email to say >$userX@myipaddr should that not end up on my server if i have SMTP port >25 open? I would think mail would go to /var/mail/$userX if i did this, >but it doesnt seem to be working for me, though outgoing mail works >fine, does sendmail listen on different port for incoming mail? I am >very confused lol Your email address is xxx@youripaddr and, if you have sendmail or some other MTA running and you have port 25 open, then the mail will arrive you your machine. The mail will then be put in /var/mail/xxx. When you login to dovecot with your POP mail client, dovecot will handle the dialog with your mail client. dovecot handles retrieval for your mail client. sendmail handles receiving mail from other systems and sending mail from your system to other systems. If you want a friendlier email address, you can get a free dynamic DNS at http://www.dyndns.org or, if you want to put down a little money, you can get your own custom domain name. There's a small client you download from their site that keeps the DNS in synch with your current IP address. -- Steve
