On Mon, 2006-03-20 at 11:55 +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (20/03/06 16:39), Rocky Ou wrote: > > I'm using Debian Stable on my Desktop. I'm a Debian newbie, Maybe my > > question is not even logical. I 'm wondering > > > > 1. Can I set up my machine so that some packages like MOODLE (I did > > not use apt-get to install it. Because I want to use the latest > > version) can send out emails. My machine is linked to a Local Area > > Network. > > 2. If this is possible which pakage should I use? > > You don't need a mailserver to send mails. Part of the default > installation for sarge is exim4 (MTA). Assuming you have an ISP through > which you send mail, try: > > # dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config > > select the option which talks about sending mail via smarthost and when > it asks for the smarthost address, insert your ISP's smtp server > details.
Yes, this is how I do it, except using Postfix. Then, in my MUA I configure the "Sending mails" tab to use Sendmail (which Postfix pretends to be) instead of SMTP. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA Why don't liberal Democrats stand up and say, "I am liberal and proud of it!"? Conservatives would respect them more. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
