running my own email server

[Anon]

Hi
my problem is that i have my domain hosted at an ISP's server and nameserver is pointing to that. now i want to host my email server at my own computer. now if any one please can tell me if this is possible , domain pointing at another IP address and mail server pointing at different ip address , if yes how is it possible ,
Thanks in advance
saurabh

[brandonschnell]

on the nameserver have a MX record setup that points to your computers ip. now any email sent to the domain will be sent to the email server on your own computer.

[Anon]

i've found that in this situation, some companies like yahoo and hotmail and aol block all email sent from your computer then... even though the computer has an MX record. pretty fucked up.

[brandonschnell]

it works for me. i'm running my own email server and sending email back and forth with yahoo and hotmail. if the subnet you're on has been used to send spam, it might be blocked.

[Anon]

Thanks for all the help provided.
so in end it means i can keep it on two different IP address , only i have to have strict control so as no one can use it for spam mail ??

[brandonschnell]

yes, email can be on its own server.

for isps (like pac bell), users might get one of numerous ips depending on where they are and how they connect to the internet. if someone sends massive amounts of spam from an ip address the entire subnet might be blocked. which means any email sent from your ip will be ignored because all the remote email server knows is that your ip is "close enough" to the ip for the spammer. there isn't much you can do to fix this. talk to your isp if you find that your email server is blocked by remote email servers, but i doubt they'll be able to help you out. your ip might be in a list such as MAPS RBL.

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[Anon]

Hi thanks once again , can you tell me where can i find articles on developing softwares on mail , like mail server etc ..

Thanks
saurabh