Click into MDaemon, and look on the left toolbar options, make sure you are in stats. Go down to where it says servers and see if MDconfig is inactive, if so right click and toggle active.
Lavon Russell
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lavon@lh.links247.net

Doh thanks :)

I don't get how it works though - does that mean you have to have access to mdconfig.exe at your remote location to be able to use it?

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does that mean you have to have access to mdconfig.exe at your remote location to be able to use it?

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Yeah. You have to have it set on the server as active, and then when you go on the road or something, you can just run it and change your settings. Without it set as active, if you were on the road, you would get in.
Lavon Russell
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lavon@lh.links247.net

Hehehe just set up a list.

Try sending an email to perl@perlmad.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject and see what you get back :)

(Don't worry I'll unsubscribe your email).

So that means you have to make a copy of mdconfig and put in on disk or something?

I subscribed but got nothing. Probably my smtp. I'll use my other address. I think it does mean you have to copy it. And put it on a disk. That and mdconfig.ini. I'll have to look into it.
Lavon Russell
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lavon@lh.links247.net

Bugger. I got your email but did you get a blank email back? It should have had a header/footer

Its cool reading the logs:

Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:42: [716:110] Accepting SMTP connection from [207.115.63.98]
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:42: [716:110] 220 perlmad.com ESMTP MDaemon 5.0.4; Mon, 17 Dec 2001 18:05:42 +0000
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] EHLO pimout5-int.prodigy.net
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] Spam Blocker checking 207.115.63.98 using 98.63.115.207.or.orbl.org...
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] Spam Blocker A-record resolution of [98.63.115.207.or.orbl.org] in progress (DNS Server: 207.41.71.161)...
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] Spam Blocker checking 207.115.63.98 using 98.63.115.207.relays.ordb.org...
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] Spam Blocker A-record resolution of [98.63.115.207.relays.ordb.org] in progress (DNS Server: 207.41.71.161)...
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] Spam Blocker checking 207.115.63.98 using 98.63.115.207.relays.osirusoft.com...
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] Spam Blocker A-record resolution of [98.63.115.207.relays.osirusoft.com] in progress (DNS Server: 207.41.71.161)...
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] 250-perlmad.com Hello pimout5-int.prodigy.net, pleased to meet you
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] 250-ETRN
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] 250 SIZE 1000000
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] MAIL From:<webmaster@lh.links247.net> SIZE=21
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] 250 <webmaster@lh.links247.net>, Sender ok
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] RCPT To:<perl@perlmad.com>
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] 250 <perl@perlmad.com>, Recipient ok
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] DATA
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] Storing <d:\progra~1\mdaemon\smtpin\md50000000044.tmp>
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:43: [716:110] 354 Enter mail, end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:44: [716:110] 250 Ok, message saved
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:44: [716:110] QUIT
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:44: [716:110] 221 See ya in cyberspace
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:44: [716:110] SMTP session successful, 613 bytes transferred.
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:44: [716:110] Shuffling message(s) into proper queue(s)
Mon 2001-12-17 18:05:44: [716:110] Message received from pimout5-int.prodigy.net [207.115.63.98] <webmaster@lh.links247.net> with SMTP for <paul@perlmad.com>
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Nope. Got nothing back for both domains. I always wanted to test setting up those lists. I will probably try an auto responder soon. Coolest thing about it is if you don't have much disk space. You can offer accounts only as forwarders to their real domains. I found this in the app folder MailBoxSize.exe. If you click it it will email your postmaster with the sizes of all accounts. I want to get that DKAV antivirus software but it's 6 megs and you need a special license just for that also.
Lavon Russell
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lavon@lh.links247.net

Yeah, I like it too. I like the See ya in cyberspace that Mdaemon sends to the client.
Lavon Russell
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lavon@lh.links247.net

Hmm I think the problem may be that I had "Authenticate subscribers" set to ON meaning I had to manually verify them. It is off now.

Hmm darn nope that doesnt work either :(

Have you tried IA Mail Server? "Internet Anywhere Mail Server" I think it's called.

Download a free tiral. It's well good for these kind of things. The best feature is the "email robots". You can set up email addresses where anything sent to that email address can execute a program, or pass your argunetns onto another program.

Well, as good as it gets for mail servers for Win32 I guess.

Why don't you stick to Linux ??

- wil

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Sorry to cut in, I know you were referencing Paul, but MDaemon does this too.
I think I may have tried that one too, a long time ago. It was nice.
Lavon Russell
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lavon@lh.links247.net

I currently have:

D:\PROGRA~1\MailScan\mailinit.exe

...executed before mail is processed.

Ym? Don't know if that was a reply to my post. What the robot does is any email sent to a specifc email address, say "start-robot@stephens.org" then the mail server passes on any arguments in the email to any program of your choice - you could start or stop your microwave via email if you wanted :-)

- wil

MailScan, is that like an antivirus program? I'm about to go get one for my mail. I was thinking about just getting the DKAV they say to get.
Lavon Russell
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lavon@lh.links247.net

Yes, BMXer, it's a neat feature. I believe that most mail deamons do this, just wasn't sure if that one did.

Still not sure why you're not going with a Linux option, though, Paul?



- wil

Try this:

http://www.sophos.com/.../20011107mmsmtp.html

They have the equivalent for POP, IMAP and all other kinds of API.

- wil

i will try the one you mentioned above too. It looks like it's good. I was thinking about using my other drive for Linux. Not sure though. Anyway, I really like MDaemon for the robot functions it does but it not only executes programs based on certain user's email addresses, but based on local mail and remote mail. If i had a dial up, and ran mdaemon in startup, it will also run a ras program and dial up automatically and then after it connects you can also set it to open a program. <br>
Lavon Russell
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lavon@lh.links247.net

Well it would make sense to use Linux for Mail handling. It is the de facto standard, been around for years and it's all free etc. etc. etc.

Why would 99% (well maybe not) of the Internet use a *ix platform for their mail? :-)

I don't actually know of anyone that uses a Win32 platform to handle their mail.

- wil

As long as the server is decent and supports relaying blocks and anti-spam features etc, it makes no difference whether it is linux/unix/windows

Well I would trust a more mature Linux application.

Besides, Linux applications are _much_ more configurable. Who! What would I do without procmail ???

- wil

>>Besides, Linux applications are _much_ more configurable<<

Says who?

It depends on the application and developers. You can't make a sweeping generalization which assumes all linux apps are more configurable...how silly.

I encourage you to try MDaemon. You'll have configuration options popping out of your ears.

I was talking in context, Paul.

*ix mail servers are more configurable. They are. That's not a sweeping genaralisation. It's a fact.

Show me what you can do with a Win32 mail server by checking some buttons or selecting pre-defined options, and I'll show you how to get into the source of the program and do it from there.

Surely, if the software is open source it's going to make sense that it's more configurable. You can change whatever you want. Your only restriction is the liscence set by the core developers.

- wil

Maybe. Maybe you have a set of pre-defined options, but you can do anything you want with open source software. You can access it's insides and change anything you want. You simply can not have more configurable options or power than that.

How do you think Alex re-complied Apache to output "Gossamer Server" as it's server signature? I don't think any other, non open-source products would enable you to do that. Allows you to do is a completly different question, though. And I'll leave that to your interpretation of the liscence.

- wil