On 04/17/2007 09:51 PM somebody named Joachim Schrod wrote:
Joachim Schrod wrote:
I have never used a Linux (or any other Unix system, for that matter) without a locally configured mail system -- it is a sure disaster waiting to happen.
Just to make sure to emphasize that point, since you might have misunderstood that in other emails:
Configuring a local mail systems means to configure and start a local service that can send email (and deliver email from the local to the local system, which is needed for other system services like cron). Most service implementations (postfix, sendmail) involve a running daemon process or at least a cron job to clean up the mail queue.
That there is a running daemon process does NOT mean that the system is a mail server. Usually, the term "mail server" is only used for systems that accept email from other systems, but not for systems with a configured local mail service. (The technical meaning of "mail server" is actually "mail transfer agent that listens on the SMTP port and accepts inbound messages".)
Joachim
Joachim, You are so kind to correct the misunderstanding which you imagined I had. Be assured that no one is thinking you are retracting your previous proposition that a mail server is required on every machine on which a mail client is installed. So, what is this software which needs to be installed to avoid "sure disaster", this MTA (no longer a mail server)? -- "This world ain't big enough for the both of us," said the big noema to the little noema. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org