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Hi.
Is there a way i could setup a 3rd computer in my house, that would access/download my email for me, and allows the same email, in the same inboxes and with the same rules, to be access from any of my other two computers. So that they would be accessing it remotely.
Similar to a setup you would have at a large organisation, where all the email is stored/sent/recieved on one main server, but can be accessed as if it was local from any machine on the network.

Thanks in advance. :)
 
How powerful of a system do i need to do that then?
Would an old SoA system do?
Memory?
HDD? I take it that that would be dependant on how big i want my emails to be?

Would it be possbile to 'intergrate' my email from outlook into the server?
 
Thinking about it.
Would an IMAP server function well enough if the system was also acting as a proxy?
I was thinking that my old XP1800, with a gig of mem, 40Gb HDD & 3 network cards would make a nice little file/proxy/mail server.

The only problem would be the physical layout:
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Would connection like that be possible?
The WAG354G would be providing my ADSL & WiFi connection, with a 100Mbps connection to the main/proxy/file server, with that having 2 gigabit connections to my main PC & Laptop.
The only problem would be having the WiFi clients go through the server before it goes to the net?

Possible?

Then my only problem would be making the 'server' silent.
 
tolien said:
It's hardly a problem, except it's also going to be using the 100Mbps connection between the server and router.
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Cant see that as being a problem to be honest, bandwidth wise.
Any reasons why it would?

So would a 'server' with these specs:
XP1800.
1Gb Mem.
40Gb HDD.
100Mbps LAN to ADSL/WiFi.
2x Gigabit LAN to main computer/laptop when wired.

I'd probably add a large HDD at a later date to use it as a file server. Prehaps set it up as an iTunes server?

Are there any guides that i should be looking at for this kind of thing?
 
Am i correct in thinking that a web proxy will effectivly end my need for firewall software?
As i understand it, the proxy will only open the ports that i give it, so as long as i give it the common ports & the ports i use for my torrents, i should be pretty much alright with outbound protection? The NAT on my router provides more than good enough inbound protection.
 
Odd.
I dont think i'll bother with a proxy server then.
Any guides around for the Mail server then?
 
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JonRohan said:
Could I pimp clarkconnect? Its got the firewall, proxy, mail server and file server functions. Might be worth taking a look at.
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You could.
But it costs. And considering it doesnt really do anything that any other Linux distribution can do, its a little pointless for me. ;) :p
 
Hmm.
Im tempted to give that clarkconnect a bash.

So am i correct in thinking that if i get enough network cards i can have the clarkconnect box functioning as a switch as well? Basically how i illustrated in the picture in a previous post?

Will it do the following, and are they easy to setup?:
-Function as a mail server.
-As a switch.
-File server.
-Firewall.
-Cache.

Is there not a way i could have it set to block everything but the common ports & torrent ports? effectivly negating my need for a client firewall?

What sort of specs would i need for it, i know the base spec is a 233Mhz/256Mb/1Gb, but the website also says that more 'power' is needed for the server functions, but doesnt list how much more 'power' is needed.
 
Ive got VM ware. :)
I'll give it a bash later.

Ive been considering the idea of having a Linux machine that'll take over every duty from my ADSL WiFi router bar the ADSL part.
One that would perform NAT, DHCP, WiFi, Gigabit switch, file server, mail server, ect;
Would CC do that? Or would i be looking at a different distribution to do that?
 
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