Bug#181708: RFP: pushmail -- the opposite of fetchmail

[Steve Langasek <vorlon@netexpress.net>]

Hello,

On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 02:53:51AM +0100, Christian Surchi wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist

> * Package name    : pushmail
>   Version         : 0.3.1
>   Upstream Author : Timo Benk <t_benk@users.sourceforge.net>
> * URL             : http://pushmail.sourceforge.net/
> * License         : GPL
>   Description     : the opposite of fetchmail

> pushmail aims to be the opposite of fetchmail. It can be used to push email
> messages to an SMTP server without the need of configuring the local MTA.
> Initially wrote for the MUA mutt, but it should be possible to integrate it 
> in any other MUA that allows you to set the sendmail program to use.

How is pushmail better than ssmtp, which sounds like it does the same
thing, and also Provides: mail-transport-agent?

Cheers,
-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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