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>>>>> "Kent" == Kent Tong <freemant@wr.com.au> writes:

    Kent> Suppose I have an intranet (LAN) setup with a gateway
    Kent> machine that connects to the Internet via a modem (ie,
    Kent> PPP). Is it possible to put the other non-gatewat machines
    Kent> onto the Internet?  

Yes, you can setup your kernel with firewalling and IP masquerading
enabled. This will allow the machines on your LAN to appear like the
gateway to the outside world.

    Kent> Is it possible to send emails to and
    Kent> receives emails from the Internet? 

Yes, you could set up one of your machines, possibly the gateway,
as a mail server.

    Kent> How to prevent the emails
    Kent> intended for different people from mixing it since there is
    Kent> only one POP3 account?

This can be done. I only know the way I do it here, there may be
a number of other ways. It does require the co-operation of your ISP.
My ISP allows an unlimited number of email aliases. All mail that
comes here is addressed to <alias>@picu-sgh.demon.co.uk . It is
transported to my machine and then distributed amongst the user
accounts as per usual (sendmail/procmail).  This is the 'default'
setup for most Linux distributions (I think).  I run a POP daemon on
my machine which allows each user to use Eudora or similar POP client
to access their mail over the LAN. Works perfectly.

-- 
Peter Rye  <prye@picu-sgh.demon.co.uk>
Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care,  St. George's Hospital, London, UK
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