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Re: Yet another Linux distribution! :-)



John Labovitz <johnl@meer.net> wrote:
> have you looked at ssmtp?  i just took a quick look at the source, and
> it seems that it's *extremely* simple -- sounds like a good one for a
> send-only MTA.

The problem with ssmtp is that it doesn't have a queue.  That means
if it can't deliver the message to another server immediately, it
fails and doesn't deliver the message at all.

This might work for some people -- people with constant net connections
or who don't mind waiting for demand-dialed ppp every time they want
to send a message.

Also, remember that by default cron sends error messages to "root",
which would be root on whatever machine you configure ssmtp to 
hand messages over to.

-- 
Raul


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