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March 27, 2014 10:18:59 AM

I recently got a domain name and linked it to my home server to host a website via dyndns. Now I'm wondering if I can use that same domain and put an email role on my server? So that the end result would be something like "rod@mydomainname.com". Dyndns offered mail forwarding with their package but I didn't get it since it was a bit pricey imo. Is it possible to do for free? I looked through my server roles and didn't see any regarding mail or exchange. How is this done? How hard is it and how much does it cost? Thanks very much.

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March 27, 2014 10:29:27 AM

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March 27, 2014 11:50:02 AM

Running your own mail server is not a job for those new to hosting and the like. It is possible, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 is Microsoft's business email platform.

However, you're likely better off just getting email through whomever is hosting your domain. GoDaddy has a really cheap deal on that, and they give you email access through the web or by POP3 downloading to your smartphone/email client. That would be a cheaper solution overall than running & maintaining your own email server if you only want email for yourself using your domain name.
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March 27, 2014 12:12:25 PM

Thanks for the reply and you are probably right, however I would like to do it myself, if only to learn more about the process. Plus I have access to a lot of great software for free and I would like to use it and learn too.
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March 27, 2014 2:14:48 PM

Well, there are other considerations to having a mail server as well. A big one is that your ISP's TOS may not allow it, and they may actually block SMTP access. So I would check that before anything else.

Another item is that Exchange usually has to be installed into a domain. So now you're looking at another server, even if you virtualize it onto one machine.

If you still want to play with it, try to get access to Microsoft's Small Business Server (or Essentials). That will give you everything rolled into one package.
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March 29, 2014 3:44:51 PM

2Be_or_Not2Be said:
Another item is that Exchange usually has to be installed into a domain. So now you're looking at another server, even if you virtualize it onto one machine. If you still want to play with it, try to get access to Microsoft's Small Business Server (or Essentials). That will give you everything rolled into one package.


I have Windows Server 2012 Datacenter R2 running on my server currently. I'm sure that would suffice, right?
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March 31, 2014 12:10:02 PM

rcfant89 said:
2Be_or_Not2Be said:
Another item is that Exchange usually has to be installed into a domain. So now you're looking at another server, even if you virtualize it onto one machine. If you still want to play with it, try to get access to Microsoft's Small Business Server (or Essentials). That will give you everything rolled into one package.


I have Windows Server 2012 Datacenter R2 running on my server currently. I'm sure that would suffice, right?


Yes, Datacenter gives you licensing rights for basically unlimited Windows guests. So you could create a Windows domain controller, an Exchange server, and whatever else you want as guest VMs.

You also need to confirm that you can run a SMTP server on your ISP connection.

I leave you with the warning - machines that aren't regularly maintained and that are connected to the Internet can and often do get abused/hacked/etc. So if you do want to learn/play with them, go ahead. Just make sure to take them off the Internet when you're done with them.
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