Email (MTA)

Due : October 2, 2009

Assignment: 
Install and configure an email system.

Requirements: 

• Install a new system for use as an MTA.
• Configure the system to receive incoming email.
• Configure the system to send outgoing email.
• Create a user account for passoff.

Install a new system for use as an MTA: 

• Create another virtual system and install the server operating system.

Configure the system to receive incoming email: 

• Configure the exim4 software to receive email.
• The server should accept email for users at your domain. (e.g. user@example.com)
• The server should accept email for users at the MTA host in your domain. (e.g. user@mail.example.com)

Configure the system to send outgoing email: 

• Configure the exim4 software to send email.
• Messages sent from the server should appear to come from users at your domain. (e.g. user@example.com)
• The server should send all outgoing email through stumail.cs.dixie.edu.

Create a user account for passoff: 

• Create a new user account on the MTA system.

Pass-off Procedure: 

• Using the CIT submission system, submit a file to IT3100, SMTP Simple.
• The file should be named smtp_info.txt. This file must be a plain text file, with the following format:

  mta: ip_address_of_MTA
  user: user_name_created_for_passoff
  pass: password_for_user
  host: name.of.mta.machine
  domain: name.of.domain
  

  For example, a file may look like this:

  mta: 144.38.212.50
  user: bonzai
  pass: $&^bbi13
  host: mail.horgoth.com
  domain: horgoth.com
  

• Several email messages will be sent to the user at the host and domain listed.
• Several email messages will be sent from the user at the host listed.
• Email messages that are not correctly delivered will cause points to be deducted from the assignment.
• DNS will be checked for correct forward and reverse translations for this new server.