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As was previously suggested ssmtp works fine, but only for cronjobs and |
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the othere alerts, it will not however work to relay mail. Exim, while |
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it is very robust, isn't exactly just a simple MTA. Postfix on the other |
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hand is probably the closest you'll get to a simple MTA in the portage |
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tree. It acts as an MTA and lets other apps do their jobs independently. |
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So, it can act as a simple mail forwarder, or interact with many other |
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applications for more robust functionality. It's several steps more |
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advanced than ssmtp, and not quite as complex as Exim. |
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There is also esmtp, which has sendmail compatible syntax as well, and |
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is intended only as a mail forwarder. This may suit your needs well. |
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Wendall |
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On Sun, 2006-01-15 at 17:03 -0700, Tom Smith wrote: |
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> I need to find a basic SMTP server, one that will allow the server to |
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> send outbound messages (such as Cronjob status and various alerts) and |
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> will allow LAN devices (such as printers and copiers) to relay mail |
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> through it. It doesn't need to support SMTP AUTH, TLS, or anything of |
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> that nature--it just needs to be a basic, no frills mail server. |
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> Can anyone offer any suggestions for such a mail server? |
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> Thanks in advance for your help! |
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