On Wed, August 22, 2007 9:24 am, Karl Cunningham wrote: > On 8/21/2007 8:53 PM, Neil Schneider wrote: >> mailx is not a mail server. But that doesn't mean you can't run without >> one. >> If you only want to send postfix has a replacement for >> /usr/sbin/sendmail >> which is the command line method for sending messages. I think if you >> have >> sendmail configured properly and use mailx, it should automatically find >> the >> sendmail binary if the address is outside the host, and send the mail. >> Someone >> will correct me if it's wrong, but AFAIK it uses /usr/sbin/sendmail -t >> to send >> out without a running server. > > Another option is ssmtp, simple SMTP. It's described as an "extremely > simple MTA to get mail off the system to a mail hub". I use it on > several machines for cron jobs to email results to me. > > Karl >
That might be a way to go. Although Gus is right, that I may not _need_ an MTA, and Neil may be right that I'm ungrateful for squirrelmail's elusive charms, I still would like to return to what makes me happiest: a home server that gathers my mail, stores it, uses mutt, and allows me to ssh in. Also, I may occasionally fool around with an app (or write an app) that spits out email. But simple -- REAL simple -- is a Good Thing for me. Thanks, -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
