[plug] Smallest MTA (Sendmail/SMTP) for Ubuntu

[Bernd Felsche]

Daniel Pittman <daniel at rimspace.net> wrote:
>Bernd Felsche <berfel at innovative.iinet.net.au> writes:
>> Daniel Pittman <daniel at rimspace.net> wrote:
>>>Bernd Felsche <berfel at innovative.iinet.net.au> writes:
>>>> Tim <weirdit at gmail.com> wrote:

>G'day Bernd.

>>>>>So all I want basically is cron jobs, and database backups sent to my
>>>>>email. But, I don't want to setup a full MTA (SMTP server) and I don't
>>>>>want to relay through another SMTP server as I have no idea where my
>>>>>clients machines are going to be.
>>>>>So... What's the smallest MTA/SMTP server people know for Ubuntu, and
>>>>>easiest to configure for just basic sending only?
>>
>>>> Do you need the SMTP server to cache?
>>
>>>I think you mean "queue" rather than "cache".
>>
>> For this purpose, it's functionally identical as far as the SMTP
>> client is concerned.
>>
>> A queue implies order. If one isn't connected when mail is received
>> from the client, mail is stored in a "randomly"-ordered queue
>> position. Subsequent emails can jump the queue and be delivered before
>> email sent substantially earlier.
>>
>> It's STORE-AND-FORWARD to be precise. But I'm about 10 years too old
>> for nit-picking.

>...but not ten years too old to have learned that using technical
>terminology incorrectly leads to confusion, eh?

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