[svlug] Configuring an MTA (was Re: Internet Cables Cut -- TwoArticles)

[Jarl nilsson]

Why not QEMU - it's GPL v2 clean?

Also, after last meetings splendid Knoppix presentation, a separate
'Mailix' :) distribution could be an alternative.

	/Jarl

On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 14:29 -0800, Tomer wrote:
> Recommend making this a VMWare appliance. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Weisler [mailto:mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.us] 
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:29 AM
> To: svlug at lists.svlug.org
> Cc: Daniel Gimpelevich
> Subject: Re: [svlug] Configuring an MTA (was Re: Internet Cables Cut --
> TwoArticles)
> 
> On Thursday 07 February 2008 16:43:49 Daniel Gimpelevich wrote:
> > On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:46:43 -0800, Mark S Bilk wrote:
> > > They have since re-routed to older, slower lines and satellites, but 
> > > overall internet service is slow and in some cases -- particularly 
> > > Iran, there is no internet service whatsoever.
> >
> > IME, Iran is where they have the worst-configured *nix MTAs in the world.
> > It seems an OK practice over there to send autoresponses to anyone 
> > even slightly suspected of spamming, and then repeat those 
> > autoresponses over and over for an entire week. With that level of 
> > system administration incompetence, is it any wonder G.W. seems so 
> > hell-bent on making attempts to become the Paul Reiber of the US Gov't?
> >
> > At one of the recent SF-LUG meetings, the correct response to "How do 
> > I configure sendmail/postfix/exim to properly route e-mail amongst 
> > machines on a LAN behind NAT, and still properly gateway that mail to 
> > and from the Internet?" ended up having to be "Just don't!" because of 
> > the endless possible issues involved. The idea that scriptkiddie-ism 
> > should not be limited to e-mischief and should be extended to all 
> > forms of good system maintenance is basically the entire appeal of 
> > distros like Ubuntu and PCLinuxOS. I think that with time, there will 
> > be greater and greater call to satisfy the need for such a well-meaning
> form of scriptkiddie-ism.
> > Would anybody like to start the ball rolling on creating an 
> > install-and-deploy MTA setup for such LAN use?
> I think this MTA setup is a good idea. That's why, in preparation for the
> last governance meeting, I suggested...
> 
> "As an example of what volunteers can do as a project that would develop
> technical skills and be an offering for other LUGs, we could put together a
> LUG-in-a-box kit: This would be a computer designed to facilitate forming a
> LUG. It would have it in: mail, dns, website, etc.
>    People interested in forming a LUG will have the systems
>    component of a LUG in an hour(well, maybe two). A team could put this
>    together and offer it to the Linux community."
> 
> Seems there are lots of LUGs that have trouble getting mail to work and
> resort to using "outside" services. The LUG-in-a-box might remedy that. (I
> know there is a lot to mail administration but I still think it could be
> structured so that more LUGs could take this on with their volunteers.)
> 
> > It would go far to
> > demonstrate the viability of the non-reliance on hosted services 
> > championed by many, including Richard Stallman and Rick Moen. What say 
> > you all?
> >
> >
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