[plug] Recommendations for simple mail transport

Brad Campbell brad at wasp.net.au
Tue Feb 15 14:26:25 WST 2005


W.Kenworthy wrote:
> This is the default utility installed by gentoo: quite limited, but may
> do what you need.  Next best was postfix (almost as simple to set up)
> 
> BillK
> 
> mail-mta/ssmtp
>       Latest version available: 2.61
>       Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>       Size of downloaded files: 52 kB
>       Homepage:    ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/ssmtp/
>       Description: Extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a
> Mailhub
>       License:     GPL-2
> 

Brilliant! apt-get install ssmtp and we free up 2MB of space and a buckeload of configuring.

Ta Bill!

Regards,
Brad
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