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Mail server add-on for ReadyNAS?
I've looked around a bit but can't seem to locate a mail server add-on for ReadyNAS. It looks like all the components are available, from MySQL for the back-end, to PHP to run a web-based front-end, ...
WhoCares? wrote:
claykin wrote: An SMTP server port open to the Internet to "collect your mail" is more risky than an email client. One is behind a NAT or SPI firewall, the other is NOT. An SMTP server leaves a known and common port (25) open to the Internet, a mail client does NOT.
Now, if you could explain to me why I would need an open SMTP port to the internet to collect my mail so it can be processed by my local mail server?
-Stefan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mx_records
If you plan to do it the way Milhouse is, then you don't need to open port 25. In that case you are not truly hosting your own mail, someone else is.
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