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Seems correct.

What is the best web server for Win XP?

What is the best web server for Win XP?

Both IIS and Apache works well on Windows XP.

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I'm not able to setup my webmail server.
I opened the ports 25(SMTP) , 110(POP3) , 143(IMAP)
I installed Mdaemon.
I don't have any idea on how to configure it.

Please help configure it and give me a tour on Mdaemon !!
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I opened the ports 25(SMTP) , 110(POP3) , 143(IMAP)

I think you mean you forwarded those ports to your PC.

I installed Mdaemon.
I don't have any idea on how to configure it.

Please help configure it and give me a tour on Mdaemon !!

You can find the tutorial from this page http://www.altn.com/Training/Tutorials/.
Sorry, I don't have time to work like that other than giving tips.

I think the first step is not needed, overall nice tutorial

I think the first step is not needed

I guess you mean "Assign a static IP to your computer (with web server)". This is an essential step. With dynamically assigned IP from your local router (by DHCP), you can't do port forwarding.

Neo wrote:

I think the first step is not needed

I guess you mean "Assign a static IP to your computer (with web server)". This is an essential step. With dynamically assigned IP from your local router (by DHCP), you can't do port forwarding.

I have done this before without assinging static ip to my computer and it worked fine

I use no-ip thought and no-ip duc to update my external ip address.

Say your router (DSL) is assigned with a IP: 204.115.56.110. This IP is accessible form internet.
So your PC is connected to your router with either a Static or a Dynamic IP. (Even you use a USB cable, you will be assigned with a virtual IP). Say you are using dynamic IPs. That is, your router has DHCP enabled where it sends you an IP every time your PC is powered up. Say your PC assigned with an IP 192.168.0.11 this time. The next time you power your PC up it could be 192.168.0.15. Ok so far?

Now you are going to define port forwarding. We need to all packets that are received to port 80 to be diverted to your PC. Say you have defined port forwarding as 192.168.0.11/80. So all packets that are coming to port 80 are diverted to the PC with IP 192.168.0.11. Next time when your PC get the IP 192.168.0.15, there is no way the router knows that your IP is updated. So it simply diverts port 80 packets to IP 192.168.0.11. This IP might have assigned to another computer or doesn't exists at all.

Can you understand the issue now... It is simply required to have a Static IP on your computer so that the router can always divert port 80 packets to your computer always (even after you restart your PC). (Note that I'm not referring to a static IP on your router which needs to be obtained from your ISP).