[gentoo-user] What MTA to use to receiving mail for local users?
I use msmtp for outgoing mail, and plan to continue to do so. However, I need to temporarily set up an SMTP server to accept incoming mail from the Internet for local users. It is not going to handle sending of email, and I need it _not_ to install something as /usr/bin/sendmail (that's already taken by msmtp). It doesn't need to handle queueing, relaying, or anything other than acting as an SMTP server and delivering mail locally to mbox or maildir destinations. What's the easiest/simplest MTA to set up for that? sendmail? (No... just no.) qmail? (Seems a bit overly complex for my use case). postfix? exim? It's been a long time since I've used either postfix or exim, but I don't remember either of them being too complex to configure. I'm guessing that Portgage is going to object to installing both msmtp and postfix/exim, so I'll probably have to build the rx-only MTA from sources and install it in a non-standard location? Maybe I should just write a simple SMTP server in Python. [That's actually a lot easier than it sounds. Python's standard library has an smtpd class that's pretty simple to use.] -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwardsYow! Remember, in 2039, at MOUSSE PASTA will gmail.combe available ONLY by prescription!!
Re: [gentoo-user] What MTA to use to receiving mail for local users?
Am 10.04.2014 17:32, schrieb Grant Edwards: I use msmtp for outgoing mail, and plan to continue to do so. However, I need to temporarily set up an SMTP server to accept incoming mail from the Internet for local users. It is not going to handle sending of email, and I need it _not_ to install something as /usr/bin/sendmail (that's already taken by msmtp). It doesn't need to handle queueing, relaying, or anything other than acting as an SMTP server and delivering mail locally to mbox or maildir destinations. What's the easiest/simplest MTA to set up for that? sendmail? (No... just no.) qmail? (Seems a bit overly complex for my use case). postfix? exim? It's been a long time since I've used either postfix or exim, but I don't remember either of them being too complex to configure. I'm guessing that Portgage is going to object to installing both msmtp and postfix/exim, so I'll probably have to build the rx-only MTA from sources and install it in a non-standard location? Maybe I should just write a simple SMTP server in Python. [That's actually a lot easier than it sounds. Python's standard library has an smtpd class that's pretty simple to use.] well, IMHO postfix is pretty easy to setup up. While sendmail is a complete nightmare. Eximqmail - never touched those.
Re: [gentoo-user] What MTA to use to receiving mail for local users?
On Thursday 10 Apr 2014 17:41:05 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: well, IMHO postfix is pretty easy to setup up. While sendmail is a complete nightmare. I've just about got it set up here, so it can't be too hard. Eximqmail - never touched those. Are they even still maintained? -- Regards Peter
Re: [gentoo-user] What MTA to use to receiving mail for local users?
On 10/04/2014 17:41, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Am 10.04.2014 17:32, schrieb Grant Edwards: I use msmtp for outgoing mail, and plan to continue to do so. However, I need to temporarily set up an SMTP server to accept incoming mail from the Internet for local users. It is not going to handle sending of email, and I need it _not_ to install something as /usr/bin/sendmail (that's already taken by msmtp). It doesn't need to handle queueing, relaying, or anything other than acting as an SMTP server and delivering mail locally to mbox or maildir destinations. What's the easiest/simplest MTA to set up for that? sendmail? (No... just no.) qmail? (Seems a bit overly complex for my use case). postfix? exim? It's been a long time since I've used either postfix or exim, but I don't remember either of them being too complex to configure. I'm guessing that Portgage is going to object to installing both msmtp and postfix/exim, so I'll probably have to build the rx-only MTA from sources and install it in a non-standard location? Maybe I should just write a simple SMTP server in Python. [That's actually a lot easier than it sounds. Python's standard library has an smtpd class that's pretty simple to use.] well, IMHO postfix is pretty easy to setup up. While sendmail is a complete nightmare. Agreed. Postfix is about as simple as defining MYDESTINATION and you are good to go Eximqmail - never touched those. isn't qmail abandonware? Either that or Dan considers is 100% bug free and not in need of maintenance.Plus it has that horrible license. -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
Re: [gentoo-user] What MTA to use to receiving mail for local users?
I would say postfix for sure. On 10 April 2014 16:52, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/04/2014 17:41, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Am 10.04.2014 17:32, schrieb Grant Edwards: I use msmtp for outgoing mail, and plan to continue to do so. However, I need to temporarily set up an SMTP server to accept incoming mail from the Internet for local users. It is not going to handle sending of email, and I need it _not_ to install something as /usr/bin/sendmail (that's already taken by msmtp). It doesn't need to handle queueing, relaying, or anything other than acting as an SMTP server and delivering mail locally to mbox or maildir destinations. What's the easiest/simplest MTA to set up for that? sendmail? (No... just no.) qmail? (Seems a bit overly complex for my use case). postfix? exim? It's been a long time since I've used either postfix or exim, but I don't remember either of them being too complex to configure. I'm guessing that Portgage is going to object to installing both msmtp and postfix/exim, so I'll probably have to build the rx-only MTA from sources and install it in a non-standard location? Maybe I should just write a simple SMTP server in Python. [That's actually a lot easier than it sounds. Python's standard library has an smtpd class that's pretty simple to use.] well, IMHO postfix is pretty easy to setup up. While sendmail is a complete nightmare. Agreed. Postfix is about as simple as defining MYDESTINATION and you are good to go Eximqmail - never touched those. isn't qmail abandonware? Either that or Dan considers is 100% bug free and not in need of maintenance.Plus it has that horrible license. -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com -- Carlos Sura.- www.carlossura.com www.carlossura.com/blog
