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Old August 16th, 2002, 11:44 AM
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how does email work on linux
hello..i wanted to know the path an email message takes when it hits a linux box....does it goto port 25 (smtp), 143 (imap)??????basically i am creating a email filter and was wondering where should i put it so that i can capture all emails..
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Old August 16th, 2002, 11:50 AM
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like on any other os too. email is an os-independent standard.

you can setup your own mailserver and get a domain with mx capabilities, then your mail goes to incoming port 25 (smtp).

usually you use a standard email client (netscape, pine, ...), these fetch the mail from the mail-serverīs (destination) port 110 (pop3) or 143 (imap4) or you use fetchmail to do local delivery. fetchmail works the same way.
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Old August 16th, 2002, 01:20 PM
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thanks for your reply. So, in any case, all incommign mail comes thru port 25.....is that right?
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no. not in any case. only if you are running your own mailserver and have a "mx" nameserver entry that points to your ip.
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