On 2018-01-19, Alan McKinnon <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 19/01/2018 21:43, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
>> On 2018-01-19 18:49, Grant Edwards wrote:
>>
>>>> Just like the others writing in this thread, I am wondering why you
>>>> need 2 pieces here. Why won't e.g. exim do both sides of this for
>>>> you? It certainly has all the functionality.
>>>
>>> I don't see how you can say that when you don't know the method that
>>> my command-line MTA uses to transfer mail on down the path towards
>>> delivery.
>>
>> I can say it because I have some experience with exim, and I know it can
>> do pretty much anything. If its configuration language isn't Turing
>> complete, it is quite damn close to it. And the same can be said of
>> sendmail, though I know much less about it know.
>
> I'm also wondering why you need 2 bits. Earlier in the thread you
> mentioned that you send perhaps a few messages a week and never more
> than one connection at a time.
>
> Why do you need anything more complex than ssmtp?
I'm not just _sending_ mail. I'm relaying mail that's being sent by
another host. I need an SMTP server that supports AUTH and SSL.
> where are the messages coming from? localhost? the lan? somewhere
> on the internet?
SMTP clients (on the Internet). I thought that was sort of implied by
the requirement for an SMTP server (with AUTH and SSL).
> Grant, you should explain your requirements in detail.
I thought I did.
My requirement is to provide an SMTP server (with AUTH and SSL) that
accepts mail and relays it by invoking a command-line utility that has
the same usage as /usr/bin/sendmail.
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