On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 09:49:53AM +0100, Simon Hepburn wrote: | dman wrote: | > On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 02:00:36PM +0100, Simon Hepburn wrote: | > | John Lord wrote: | > | > Hi folks, | > | > | > | > | > | > Just a simple question realy, why should I use sendmail in conjunction | > | > with KMail, rather than let KMail do the job? | > | | > | It depends on you situation | > | | > | If you are running a standalone box with dialup connection and you get | > | your mail through your ISP, I would just let KMail handle remote mail for | > | you. Put simply, it's a lot less hassle. Just configure exim to do local | > | mail delivery for the benefit of cron and friends. This will save you a | > | lot of time and confusion. | > | > FYI it is almost trivially easy to set exim up with "smarthost" | > delivery. It becomes trivial when you are given the answers to the | > questions about relaying. I posted step-by-step instructions on this | > list a few months ago. If you want I can dig up the URL (I'm in | > console now and the bookmark is in galeon). | | I'm sure that the person who started this thread would be interested in that | URL.
Here it is : http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-user%40lists.debian.org/msg82754.html | However the fact that you had to post step by step instructions does | tend to undermine your argument that it is trivially easy. It might | be to you or me, but this list is littered with queries from new | users struggling to configure mta's. I can't recall ever having seen | someone stuck trying to configure kmail..... The only problem with eximconfig is that it asks a few more questions than KMail or any other MUA would ask. In particular it asks what your local hostname is (for the HELO/EHLO line) and if you relay for any other domains. Those questions can trip up people unfamiliar with SMTP terminology. Other than that, it is trivial. -D -- A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends. Proverbs 16:28 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]