Re: how can i turn /dev/null into an MTA?
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:11:59AM -0400, Randy Kramer wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 April 2009 10:48:17 am Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > > Why would somebody need an MTA for a (normal) desktop?
> > Why should every user specify an outgoing SMTP server?
> > Why should every MUA implement the functionality of an MTA?
>
> I'm still procrastinating on my taxes, so I'll respond ;-)
>
> * I'm fairly certain that the functionality of an MTA is
> significantly more than just receiving mail via POP3 and sending it via
> SMTP.
mta just sends mail using smtp. it doesn't provide access to remote mailboxes
(pop/imap).
> * I'm also fairly sure that the resources required by an MUA that can
> receive POP3 and send SMTP are usually less than the resources required
postfix doesn't take anything besides a bit of memory. if it doesn't do
anything it just sleeps and it does something only when sending mail.
mk
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