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vagif

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Registered: 2007-12-26

Posts: 37

SMTP email sender

I need to install something that will accept smtp email messages from localhost and send them out.
I do not need a full blown email server. I do not need to receive emails, just send.
Any suggestions ?

vogt

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From: Toronto, Canada

Registered: 2006-11-25

Posts: 389

Re: SMTP email sender

msmtp ssmtp, there are others

vagif

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Registered: 2007-12-26

Posts: 37

Re: SMTP email sender

I may be wrong (i'm a noob) but msmtp and ssmtp require an account on some external smtp server to which they redirect emails.
I want a standalone smtp server that can send emails itself, without any account anywhere. But I do not want a hassle of setting up a full blown email server, because i do not need to accept incoming emails, setup inboxes etc.
I just want to send out emails.
Is there a simple standalone smtp server ?
If not which of the full email servers are the most simple to setup so i can disable all the stuff i do not need.
Speed and performance does not matter.

Here's the example of windows program with similar functionality:
http://www.softfolder.com/easy_smtp_server.html

sozo

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From: NL

Registered: 2008-01-21

Posts: 10

Re: SMTP email sender

Well, you could try Postfix... It's not difficult to set up (much easier than Sendmail) and has good documentation available. The section about null client seems exactly what you need though I never tried that config myself:

http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGU … EADME.html

vagif

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Registered: 2007-12-26

Posts: 37

Re: SMTP email sender

Thank you sozo!.
Postfix did exactly what i need.