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  Setting up a Site Server with Jaguar
Subject:   Follow-Up IMAP (questions)
Date:   2002-08-31 11:45:49
From:   russh
Outstanding article. A couple of questions:


If I am configuring mail.app to use the new account, do I use "localhost" as the incoming mail server? Should it be "mail.mydomain.com"? Is one better than another?


What if I want to access the server from another box, say from a computer at work? Should I then use "mail.mydomain.com" as the incoming server? If so, does the config described in the article allow for that, or do I need more setup and information?


Thanks to anyone who can advise, and good job, Duncan!


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russh

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  • Follow-Up IMAP (questions)
    2002-08-31 12:50:41  russh [View]

    okay, I figured out I can connect remotely using just "mydomain.com" as the incoming server.

    So why do most ISP's use "mail.mydomain.com" -- would it be a good idea to set it up like that somehow? I feel so naked and exposed without the "mail" in front of the "mydomain.com".

    If it matters, I am using dyndns.org for custom domain name service. Do I need to set something up through them?