[plug] email hosting

[James Devenish]

Hi,

In message <200408022306.24783.russ at powerstech.com>
on Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 11:06:24PM +0800, Russ Powers wrote:
> There is already a server running exim4 that all my email is sent 
> through.
> 
> How do I go about this?

If you want direct Internet mail delivery for your host then:
 - you should set up an MX record for your mail domain, pointing it at
   your exim host (you can use an A record if necessary, but try to
   provide MX records if possible).
 - you need to tell exim that it is the final delivery point for mail in
   your domain.
 - your secondary mail server needs to know that it is allowed to
   "relay" (store and forward) mail for your domain.

> Or do I need an isp?

Umm...well, yes, you need an ISP. But it sounds like you already have
one. Whether running a public SMTP server is against the terms and
conditions of your account I do not know.

> Does there need to be a secondary server?

Often not truly necessary in this day and age.