Learn How To Host Your Own Email Server

Asked By saad afzal 0 points N/A Posted on - 07/28/2016

Hi. I am a student in the first year of college. I have a lot of interest in computer science. I would like to know about the steps to host your own email server? Thanks in advance.

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Answered By E.Robe 10 points N/A #160847

Learn How To Host Your Own Email Server

Hi. The steps to host your own email server are as follows-

1) You first need to get the domain name which is the name of your computer on the internet

2) Then you need to buy a private server which is virtual and download the OS on it and make it more secure using a password

3) Then, you need to connect the server with the domain name

4) MX records need to be modified in the machine

5) Now you need to create a new server

6) Build up the mailbox and assumed name(alias)

7) Give a confirmation of you receiving the mails

8) Set an authentication for the server 9) Activate and deactivate dovecot 10) Send the mail and check

Hope we helped.

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