RE: [cobalt-users] Mail only

[Rodolfo Paiz <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>   I am sure that there is no way to do this, anyway, let me ask and
>   get kicked..
>   Is there a way to have the Qube sending and delivering mail
>   internally (LAN) whithout a DNS, and using a regular 
>   Windoze Mail client?

Actually, I'm not sure that this is what you want to do. If what you
want to do is to be able to send mail to your colleagues working with
you, there should be a better way.

>   I stopped using it for mail fetching and delivering because it was
>   constantly connecting on port 53

I had a problem with a Qube constantly connecting, but could never
figure out just what the $#@! it was trying to connect for. I'd love
to know how you figured this out...

>   The only thing I want is to be able to send emails to the colleagues
>   next to me, immediately (not every 6 hours), to get admin messages
>   (because you cannot get the admin mail if you stop the mailserver).
>   I don't want to use my Qube to fetch external mail or send mail to
>   Internet, but I still want it to be able to FTP outside [...]

OK, let's take a stab at this.

First off, you should set up your Qube to be a DNS server. Act as though
the outside world does not exist. Configure it to provide DNS to your
internal addresses. Now, in the network section of the admin site, set
the Qube's static IP address to be its own primary DNS server, and do
not configure a secondary. Now your Qube will ask itself (and no one
else) for DNS service.

Now configure all other services, and you have an Intranet Qube, fully
functional, with no need to connect anywhere else.

>   I know the perfect solution would be ADSL (not here yet, believe it
>   or not) and to do things the way it should be done.. If somebody is
>   in the same situation and has a solution, ..let me know !

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Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>