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On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:52:04 -0700, Grant wrote: |
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> > You need to configure ssmtp. Did you do so? |
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> Looking over /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf, it seems like I need to configure |
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> the mailhub variable? I want to make sure I'm setting up as simple a |
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> system for getting this elog mail out as possible. Do I need to |
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> specify some kind of an SMTP server to get it sent? I thought this |
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> thread was saying using SMTP was optional. I'm pretty confused. |
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It will always use SMTP, the only difference is whether portage handles |
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the SMTP itself or passes the work over to sendmail. |
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ssmtp is only a gateway, not a true MTA. All it does is pass the mail |
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onto a real MTA for processing, this is the mailhub specified in the |
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config file. The alternative is to specify your ISP's mail server |
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directory in make.conf, but, as Alexander argued, this means you have to |
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configure SMTP separately for each program that uses it, although it is |
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slightly simpler. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Q. How does Batman's wife call him for dinner? |
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A. Dinner dinner dinner dinner dinner dinner dinner dinner - Batman! |
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