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Re: Using a MTA



on Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 08:15:16PM -0700, Steven Farrier (webmaster@xke.com) wrote:
> I am using a Debian Linux computer which does not have its own domain, is 
> behind a DSL connection and has a few users.
> 
> Would a MTA be useful to me?

Yes.

You've probably already got one, it's virtually required as a local mail
transport, e.g.:  just to send system messages to a user account.

There are various ways to configure an MTA, in your case, you'd almost
certainly configure it to deliver local messages, use your ISP as a
smarthost for outbound mail, and retrieve mail via a transport
mechanism such as fetchmail.

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