Re: Re: PC Host and Email Server

["Mark Golledge" <markgolledge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all the advice.

I'm using the TweakUI now (works a treat) and fortunately I've got around
the problems with hMailServer so will use that for the timebeing (any
problems I'll give Googleapps a go).

Great advice as ever! Thanks,


Mark

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:53 PM, noel_pilot <HA@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>   Why do you NEED the login screen?! I have a windows xp pc that is
used
> only as a store for video files to stream to xbmc, mine never has a
> login prompt, achieved simply just by not having a password for the
> the user, i can shut mine off, turn off the x10 remote socket, and
> then when i want it on again turn on the socket and the pc comes on
> (restore after ac power loss in bios)
> N
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>, "Mark
Golledge"
> <markgolledge@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I'm looking for some thoughts on a couple of things.
> >
> > I'm currently running a PC 24/7 which is acting as a web server
for my
> > website. I've currently loaded on PHP, Apache, MySQL and
phpmyadmin
> which
> > all work fine.
> >
> > However, I want to extend its use by hosting my own email server.
At the
> > moment I've setup this email in 123 Reg using its own A and MX
> records and
> > forwarding all email to my Gmail account.
> >
> > To host my email server I'm looking for some free Windows based
software
> > that covers POP, SMTP and IMAP. Does anyone know anything? I've
tried
> > hMailServer but I'm having problems with this so need to try
> something else.
> >
> >
> > On another note, given that the PC is running Windows XP I have
the odd
> > occasion where it decides to restart itself. I have a login
screen
> (needed
> > for XBMC as I stream files from the PC to there) which obviously
> stops the
> > PC from fully rebooting itself. Is there anyway to ensure that
when
> the PC
> > reboots it automatically logs into Windows without asking for the
> password?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mark Golledge
> > E: mark@...
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>



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Mark Golledge
E: mark@xxxxxxx
W: www.markgolledge.com


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