Account Configuration for localhost
Hi,
My Anti-Virus guide says it'll mail root@localhost if it finds anything suspicious. I've looked around, and seems I first need to forward root emails to username@localhost. I think I can do that (though I don't understand why I need to!).
My real problem is that I've no idea how to configure a Thunderbird account to read mails sent to username@localhost (or if possible, root@localhost). What settings do I use for incoming (IMAP or POP3?), server hostname (localhost or .localhost?; incoming and outgoing?), port, SSL, Authentication (all incoming and outgoing)?
If it makes any odds, I'm on Linux Mint 16 Xfce and Thunderbird 24.5.0
Thanks in Advance
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Set-up a Movemail account.
Thanks - I followed that and used username@localhost as the email address. Then used Thunderbird to send a test message to username@localhost but it's gone down a big black hole.
Is there any other set up I need to do, or anything to check, or try sending the test message a different way?
Cheers.
In order for the message to be delivered to a local mailbox you'll have to have a running SMTP server, typically Postfix. Check your distribution's documentation on how to set-up this.
Yikes - that looks hard for an IT simpleton :(
I think the simple answer is get an anti virus solution that does not require a degree in computer science. Most I have used simply write to a log file.
It does have a log file - I just wanted to take advantage of receiving an email if there's a problem, rather than checking the log regularly. Anyway, I've also been pointed to the eicar test virus and now had a play with that - am happy that the AV is v good at popping up alerts on the screen when there's trouble. Hopefully not even the kids can miss them! So I'll abandon the root@localhost project, at least for now.
Thanks both for the input.
It shouldn't be too difficult to get this going with the means the distribution provides.