On 10.02.2012 18:04, Jon Davis wrote:
> You can configure MediaWiki to use an external SMTP server, I wrote up a
> set of instructions on this a while back:
> http://snowulf.com/2011/08/30/configuring-mediawiki-to-use-external-smtp/
> 
> You can also take a look at the manual for $wgSMTP at
> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgSMTP

That should work. The only drawback is that it's rather slow.

> The other option is that when you create accounts, do not do it "By Email".
>  Simply enter a random password (twice) and click create.  Then you can
> email the person on your standard mail client their username & password.

I would recommend against that. Email notifications are rather important, and
being able to reset one's password via email is also nice.

just my 2ยข

-- daniel

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