Re: Set up Mail server within LAN

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (20/03/06 16:39), Rocky Ou wrote:
> I'm using Debian Stable on my Desktop. I'm a Debian newbie, Maybe my
> question is not even logical. I 'm wondering
> 
>    1. Can I set up my machine so that some packages like MOODLE (I did
>    not use apt-get to install it. Because I want to use the latest
>    version) can send out emails. My machine is linked to  a Local Area
>    Network.
>    2. If this is possible which pakage should I use?

You don't need a mailserver to send mails.  Part of the default
installation for sarge is exim4 (MTA).  Assuming you have an ISP through
which you send mail, try:

# dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config

select the option which talks about sending mail via smarthost and when
it asks for the smarthost address, insert your ISP's smtp server
details.

Regards

Clive

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