On Tuesday 25 July 2006 19:42, Alexander Skwar wrote: > Grant schrieb: > >> > I thought this > >> > thread was saying using SMTP was optional. > >> > >> You misunderstood. This thread was about, *WHERE* SMTP is used. > >> IMO, it's wrong that portage even CAN use SMTP. But nearly always, > >> you'll need to use some SMTP server to get your mail out. But > >> with the /usr/sbin/sendmail interface, it's conceivable to send > >> out the mail WITHOUT the use of SMTP (eg. if the mail is sent from > >> the host with UUCP). > > > > Can I set my portage elog mail to be sent with UUCP? > > Yes, by employing a sending program, which can do UUCP. /usr/sbin/sendmail > could be such a programm.
Is there some way of sending such messages to a local MUA without them leaving the box? If I understand this correctly in all options discussed here the messages will leave the box via SMTP/UUCP, reach the ISP servers, then the relevant (e.g. mail.yahoo.com) mailserver and finally back to the local box as incoming mail on the user MUA. -- Regards, Mick
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