Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3560 mails)

[Sandy Drobic <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ken wrote:

>> So, what is the reason why the mail can't be send by Postfix? What is the
>> advantage of doing it with a mail client (a solution that has yet to be
>> found)?

> So there are a number of solutions, two of which already work.  I just
> need to implement one which does SSL.

In other words, you don't have a solution that fits all requirements?

> If I needed a mail server, well then, yes, I'd use it.  But I don't need
> that.  It just seems ridiculous to set up a mail server on every machine
> on which somebody sends out an email.  The question shouldn't be "Why
> not use postfix?", but rather "Why use it?"  All I've heard so far are a
>  couple voices that I *must* use it and loud pronouncements of disaster
> if I don't, but no specific and compelling reasons in favor of it.  If
> there were such reasons, then every little email workstation would have
> a mail server running on it.

Since I see no reason/explanation here not to use Postfix I'll depart from
this thread and wish you good look for the future.

> 
>>> So, what is this software which needs to be installed to avoid "sure
>>> disaster", this MTA (no longer a mail server)?
>> No idea what you are talking about.
> 
> Joachim was retreating from his claim that I needed to set up a mail
> server, articulating a mouthful of theory that all I needed really was
> an MTA (mail transfer agent).  Trying to bring the conversation back to
> practical reality, I was asking what/which MTA software package this was
> that I'd need to install.  :)

You must have seen something different in his reply. But don't mind
Joachim and me and continue your approach.

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Sandy

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