Joachim Schrod wrote:
I have never used a Linux (or any other Unix system, for that matter)
without a locally configured mail system -- it is a sure disaster
waiting to happen.
Just to make sure to emphasize that point, since you might have
misunderstood that in other emails:
Configuring a local mail systems means to configure and start a
local service that can send email (and deliver email from the local
to the local system, which is needed for other system services like
cron). Most service implementations (postfix, sendmail) involve a
running daemon process or at least a cron job to clean up the mail
queue.
That there is a running daemon process does NOT mean that the
system is a mail server. Usually, the term "mail server" is only
used for systems that accept email from other systems, but not for
systems with a configured local mail service. (The technical
meaning of "mail server" is actually "mail transfer agent that
listens on the SMTP port and accepts inbound messages".)
Joachim
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