With your Internet name established using PlanetDNS Client, your computer can support a variety of services, including a mail server.

 

To run your own mail server

  1. Download Mail Server.
    Download a mail server that will meet your needs.
     

  2. Install and setup your Mail Server.
    Install and configure the mail server you have downloaded. Follow the instructions, using the product's associated Help files as needed.
     

  3. Configure your Router and Firewall
    You will need to configure your router and/or firewall before others on the Internet will be able to send mail to your Internet name (domain name) and have your mail server receive them.

    Routers
    You will need to set up the Port Forwarding (for LINKSYS models) or Virtual Servers (for D-LINK models) to allow the mail server to be accessed by other mail servers on the Internet.  by specifiying that TCP PORT 25 needs to be opened and forwarded to the computer that is running the mail server software and PlanetDNS Client. For more information on how-to setup port forwarding, please refer to the instruction manual that came with your router.

    Firewalls
    All firewalls need to be configured to allow other mail servers on the Internet to connect to your mail server. To do this, you need to allow the default mail port TCP PORT 25 to be accessed on inbound connections to the computer that is running the mail server and the PlanetDNS Client software.
     

  4. Test your Mail Server
    You can test your mail server by sending mail to your Internet Name in the format <user>@yourname.planetdns.net or <user>@yourdomain.com if you have the PlanetDNS Pro/Enterprise Service.