Re: Sendmail configuration
T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>:
> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:17:51 -0700, Richard A Nelson wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday 19 March 2008 03:21:17 am Andrius wrote:
> >
> >> how to configure Sendmail to send a messages through ISP SMTP
> >> server?
> >
> > Install sendmail-doc and check /usr/share/doc/sendmail/cf.README.gz
> > for SMART_HOST ( define(`SMART_HOST', `<your.isp.smtp.server>')dnl )
> >
> > On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Paul Johnson wrote:
> >
> >> It's probably best to avoid sendmail if you're new to setting up email and go
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> >> with the debian default of exim instead.
> >
> > I'll assume you were trying to be helpful (and simply failed), and not
I think he said what he meant, and it's valid.
> > trying to start another MTA pissing contest.
Chip on your shoulder? Frankly, I agree with him and I've Sendmailed
over many years. Exim is far less "interesting", from a non-wizardly
point of view. Debian was right to have chosen it. I hear they've
gone to postfix for the next (lenny)? I'll stick with exim.
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