Can leopard server setup mail to work in a closed LAN environment with no domain name?

I just need to get emails from tape libraries, xserve RAID etc. Can't quite figure out the Domain Name and Host Name settings in Server admin.

I haven't done extensive testing of Yahoo, but every test I tried worked.
When forwarding mail you do have to make sure that the original mailbox actually exists though. To prevent spam, Yahoo actually checks the from addresses to make sure they really exist.
Some people just set a "forwarder" from a non-existent email address in their domain (that is possible with Hostgator for example). Yahoo will not let those be received. There has to be an actual existing original mailbox.
doug

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If any Apple Mail Server ninjas know more than I do I'd really appreciate some advice from someone who's gone before.
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TS4424 I still can't get my mail to work.I have reinstalled Security update and combo 3 times. About ready to call Apple but mI don't think I should pay for it!!!!

I can't my Apple mail to work. It started when I did an up date. When I went to use mail (the little stamp at bottom) it said, "you can't use this version of mail with this version of OS X. I looked on support and was told to solve the problem by downloading combo package and security update. Did it 3 times. I did everything. Still doesn't work. I even took everything mail out of applications and the library and did those two updates and still can't get it. Could I reinstall OS X Snow Leopard and would that affect any of my documents like i photo or i tunes? I don't want to loose anything! I have spent way too long on this problem. I feel like I own PC with windows again. Please help!!!!!! Frustated

No need to reinstall Snow. Try trashing all the Mail.apps you have. (But don't empty the trash yet!) Do a search for those. Reinstall Mail from the DVD in Optional Installs. This will put Mail 4.2 in Applications, then run the Combo Update, which will update Mail to 4.5, and then the Security Update again, in that order.

Mail stopped working. Now get blank screen with icons (delete, file, forward, etc) at top. Then goes blank. iPad 2 purchase 12/11

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Try to reset your ipad and/or force quit the mail app
Reset
Hold down the sleep and home keys for about 20 seconds. When you see the silver apple, let go and let it reboot. No data will be lost.
Force close an app
Double tap the home button. When you see the app previews on the screen scroll sideways if needed to get the preview in question on the screen. Flick that preview up and off the screen to close the app. Single tap the home button or home screen preview to exit the mode.

Can I set up email with my domain name?

My domain name and the website is set up under GypsyOwlProductions.com with Adobe Muse CC. Can I set up email with my domain name like: [email protected] I would like customers to be able to email to me from outside the website. I have set up yahoo and gmail accounts for my business, and would like the mail from (exp) [email protected] be redirected to either my gmail or yahoo. is that possible?

HI,
If you have Free sites with creative cloud, then these sites do not allow you to host your email with BC. You can either upgrade your website to higher site plan, or chose one of the alternative email host, given in the following link
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Can Leopard Server be repaired?

Leopard Server 10.5.5 (now 10.5.6 in an attempt to fix the issue but it failed)
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Mac started being very slow. Restarted and now when you logon (at the server) it can take 15-20 mins of beach ball to get a desktop. During this time the server is unusable to the connected clients and the mail stops working.
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Server Admin reports there is no server to administrator?
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Hi
Assuming no hardware problems what you've described could be down to a network problem? Check the network settings. Starting in Safe Boot should allow this to happen without the accompanying beach ball. Check patch cables. Make sure IPv6 is switched off. Does the server have a fixed IP address? Has the setting been changed to DHCP?
Generally Server Admin reporting it can't find itself is usually down to a problem with DNS. As you know Leopard requires a working DNS Service. Check this thoroughly. Can the server resolve itself to itself?
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Help - Snow Leopard Server Setup with AEBS

Hi.
I am trying to setup two things at once. Good start, eh ;0)
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Internet connection
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Connect the AEBS to the Internet
Connect the Server to the Internet via AEBS
Connect Client computers (all Mac, iPhone & iPad) to the server network and the internet locally
Connect Client computers (all Mac, iPhone & iPad) to the server network and the internet remotely
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Router IP: (a)192.xxx.94.x (maps to (b)195.xxx.xx.xx)
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Easy answer. Paid a local IT company to come and check my settings. Turns out that due to the office that I am in, I am in a 'double NAT' environment. When AEBS was throwing-up NAT errors, I was unsure about continuing.
Al sorted now with a few phone calls to the ISP and 2 hours' work by the IT company. Done. What else can I try and break???

Snow Leopard Server incoming Mail

I am trying to set up my mail server with Snow Leopard Server. I am able to send messages out of accounts I've created, but I am not able to receive them. I receive this message:
Final-Recipient: rfc822;[email protected]
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It seems there are a few issues at hand and you're not alone. We've been experiencing the same issues on a clean install of SNS and have just turned off the default greylisting (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2130446&tstart=0) to see if that helps.
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The other issue (which may well be the same issue) is where an email will arrive late - quite often exactly 60 minutes late - although we have seen this as much as 3 or 4 hours.
There are several threads on the front page relating to this but they've become a bit muddled and it's hard to know on which thread to post questions.
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Have a look at this blog post:
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Can't get e-mail to work using wireless router . . .

Hi everyone,
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She can surf the net perfectly fine, however, she has no e-mail functions. When she tries to send or receive e-mails, she gets error messages about ports being unable to send or receive info. If she plugs the ethernet cable directly into her laptop (instead of going wireless), e-mail works perfectly fine.
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Snow Leopard Server - Remote Mail Access

Greetings,
I'm looking to see the best way to support remote users of an OS X server for handling mail/calendar synchronization. Some users will be in environments where they could connect directly, while others would be able to use the standard VPN services in OS X server to connect and synchronize. Others, however, would probably be limited to HTTP/HTTPS access to the server.
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Can Leopard Server update Tiger clients?

Can anyone tell me if Leopard server can update the OS of Tiger clients? I know Tiger server can't update Leopard clients, but the other way around?

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Not true. I have a 10.4 OD Master with a managed group using the SUS Service on a 10.5 Server. The 10.5 Server is connected to the 10.4 Directory. DNS Services for both servers are on the 10.4 Server as is the DHCP Service. 10.4 and 10.5 Clients that bind to the 10.4 Server are updated using the 10.5 SUS with no problems at all. The only issue I've seen is 10.5 clients occasionally can't use the 10.5.2 Combo Update on the SUS Server. There is the 'cant expand package properly' error message. At first I thought this was because the latest Intel iMacs were able to update but not Leopard installed PPC models. One solution was to keep a manually downloaded .dmg of the 10.5.2 update on the Server and push it out using ARD or copying it locally and installing it that way. However earlier Intel models - occasionally - are also not updating - pre-dominantly first generation macbooks and macminis but every now and again some of the later Aluminium model iMacs.
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Snow Leopard Server iCal push not working on iMac clients

Hello,
I have a new installed mac mini snow leopard server and updated osx with all the latest updates.
I am running the iCal server and the Push service and everything seems to run OK.
I have 4 brand new iMac clients which share calendars between the different users,but the iCal Push function doesn't work at all. Even when I change the update method in the iCal client to interval of 1 minute, it doensn't update.
The only way the calendar updates is to choose "Refresh" from the Calendar menu in iCal client.
The push function for the mail clients do work which is strange.
I already tried the following actions:
1. I have stopped and restarted the Push-service on the server
2. I have removed the push server settings in the iCal server settings on the server and added them again
3. I followed the iCal log file to see if an action of a client is immediatly visible on the server = OK
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I have my mail set up on my server, when I send mail out the receipient receives it right away. When I have an incoming message coming to me, it takes forever to come in, sometimes over 25 minutes.

It seems there are a few issues at hand and you're not alone. We've been experiencing the same issues on a clean install of SNS and have just turned off the default greylisting (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2130446&tstart=0) to see if that helps.
The mail server seems to be working instantly for all 'normal' email but attachments can be problematic. Testing from my dot me account I can send a 10 MB attachment and it arrives fine within a few minutes but if I send it 3 or 4 times one of them will inevitably fail. The sporadic behaviour is making it vary hard to track down and I'm finding the logs quite hard to decipher.
The other issue (which may well be the same issue) is where an email will arrive late - quite often exactly 60 minutes late - although we have seen this as much as 3 or 4 hours.
There are several threads on the front page relating to this but they've become a bit muddled and it's hard to know on which thread to post questions.
I know none of this specifically answers your questions but the other threads may give you somewhere to start. For now we're just monitoring things without the greylist and if the problems persist we'll have to delve a little deeper.

Can't get BT mail to work

I was moved to BT mail from BT Yahoo Mail about 2 weeks ago. Since then I have been unable to use the BT Mail and have had to rely upon my Hotmail account and Incredimail to send & receive e-mail. When I click on the Email tab I get a page saying that BT Mail is loading and then another page opens with the BT Logo but a blank page underneath the banner. Clicking on any of the buttons does nothing, the blank page remains, My default browser is Mozilla Firefox 32.0 which is fully up to date, and I have tried using Internet Explorer but get the same result. I am using Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit. I have also tried doing a Live chat on the Help page but that disconnects me as soon as i've pressed "Submit", tried phoning as well but have been stuck in queus for so long my arm wore out.
Is it possible to uninstall BT mail & then re-install it ?
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