Re: [cobalt-users] E-mail questions

[Kris Dahl <krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 5/8/00 2:18 PM, Methodist at methodist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I cannot find a definitive answer to this basic question, so I thought
> someone on this list might be able to assist!
> 
> What is the correct way to set up the incoming and outgoing mail servers in
> an email client?
> 
> Is it www.domain.com and www.domain.com
> or mail.domain.com and mail.domain.com
> or pop.domain.com and smtp.domain.com
> 
> Also does anyone know of a good guide perhaps aimed at the end user on
> anyone's site - outlining such things as FTP, e-mail, aliases etc?

Well, it depends more on how the servers are set up.

Typically outgoing (SMTP) is your or your upstream provider's SMTP server.
I.e. I have @home at home..  So for me SMTP is diablo.sledge-hammer.net (if
I want to use my internal SMTP server) or some.damnedservcer.home.comt (if I
want to use @homes).

Incoming (POP or IMAP) is the POP or IMAP server.   Again, in my case case
it is mail.ourdomain.com (which points to the server
fridge.sledge-hammer.net, which serves as www. ftp. etc. as well).

To each its own.

I like to set up separate hostnames for the mail and web server, even if
they are the same machine (to help facilitate splitting that up, if need be
in the future).

So short answer:
Incoming:
mail.domain.com

outgoing:
check with your ISP to get your SMTP server name

-k