Setting up a .local email server

[herrozerro]

Hello!

I am a bit of a linux newbie but i know enough to do a few things. But I think I need a little help.

I want to set up an email server on a local computer and have it accessible by computers on a local network as a part of an AR game. What would I need to do to make this possible?

I should be able to find tutorials but I really don't know what I need to use.

thanks!

[atreyu]

Hello and welcome!

You need what is known as an MTA, or Mail Transfer Agent. Two popular solutions are sendmail and postfix. Sendmail is a little scary in terms of configuration while postfix is somewhat less feature-rich. For your purposes, postfix will probably suffice. Google for "postfix+<your_distro>" and you should get some useful hits.

Post back here to let us know how you get on, or if you have troubles.

[tester123]

Hello!

I am a bit of a linux newbie but i know enough to do a few things. But I think I need a little help.

I want to set up an email server on a local computer and have it accessible by computers on a local network as a part of an AR game. What would I need to do to make this possible?

I should be able to find tutorials but I really don't know what I need to use.

thanks!

hi,
i have tried zimbra open source mail server on ubuntu 10.04. its quite simple to install and use and also better. if your requirement is just a mail server wherein you would like to create accounts and let people exchange mails, you can give zimbra a try. just download and install. you will get some good tutorials in google.

[atreyu]

hi,
i have tried zimbra open source mail server on ubuntu 10.04. its quite simple to install and use and also better. if your requirement is just a mail server wherein you would like to create accounts and let people exchange mails, you can give zimbra a try. just download and install. you will get some good tutorials in google.

Hello and welcome, tester123!

Thanks for the heads upon on Zimbra.

To the OP: it is based on Postfix, and throws in ClamAV virus-scanning, Spamassassin and some other stuff. Read more on its features here.

[khildin]

Besides Zimbra (bit heavy if you ask me) you could opt for Zarafa.
If you use Ubuntu, have a look at Zentyal Server. It comes with a fully integrated Zarafa sollution. Or, if you don't want to use Zarafa, you can choose for Roundcube webmail wich is also available in Zentyal Server.

[herrozerro]

Post back here to let us know how you get on, or if you have troubles.

Alright I am running MintLinux 14 and have just installed postfix. I am not exactly sure what to do for what I want.

What I would like to do (weather just locally or networked) is to have a multi-domain environment where players could email characters or at least access character's "Email".

Is this possible on one computer or would I need to setup a server for each "domain" that I want to have?

I don't know if I am explaining this well.

Thanks!

[khildin]

I think it is quite well explained in the Postfix manual:
Postfix Multiple Domains: Using Multiple Domains on Postfix | PostfixMail.com

I suggest you start reading,....