What's wrong with a local install of postfix? Set actionmailer to sendmail and let postfix queue things up to a smarthost.
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Paul Annesley <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 10/02/2012, at 2:15 PM, Michael Pearson wrote: > > Using resque or DJ would just be re-implimenting sendmail/postfix/exim/etc. > > > I think there's cases for pushing mail through a queue/worker like Delayed > Job or Resque. > > If you're already running a queue/worker: > > You're probably already queueing other API calls with retry logic etc, so it > doesn't make sense to treat mail differently. > Configuring, maintaining, monitoring and providing visibility into a > separate system like postfix is lots more work. > > Also, using an MTA like postfix only lets you shift the actual delivery of > messages out of the web request. Using a queue/worker lets you defer the > querying of the data, the processing of the results, and the rendering of > email as well. > > 99designs has happily processed millions of web-triggered emails through a > queue/worker. > > That said, if you have no other need for a queue/worker, and you have some > experience with mail servers, then running something like postfix could be a > simpler option for you. > > -- Paul > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
