Hello. I'm new to Linode and I'm trying to set up a mail server using Sendmail.

All I need this to do is accept messages to all addresses @flashingeyes.com, and let me access that mailbox through POP3.

All I've done so far is to comment out this line in the sendmail.mc file:
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl

I ran make -C /etc/mail and restarted Sendmail but my POP3 client still can't connect to the server.

What else do I need to do?

By the way, I've just tried installing courier and postfix and I can't get either of them to compile, which is why I'm hoping I can get Sendmail to work.

Thanks!
Keegan

Sendmail isn't a POP3 server, its an MTA, so you wont be able to connect to your machine unlerss you install a POP3 server.

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--Matt Cowger

Thanks. I now have Qpopper running.

Keegan

Did you get the sendmail config working? It's pretty easy to get all mail dumping into one account. If you nedd help, drop me a line and I'll send the details. I have been using this config for a while now.

--James

Hey,

It took me awhile to find a decent tutorial. But here is one, and it made it much clearer what was needed to set up mail service.

http://rimuhosting.com/support/settingupemail.jsp