Curt: > On 2013-10-09, Jochen Spieker <m...@well-adjusted.de> wrote: >> >> SMTP is still the most common way to send e-mails (even if the user >> doesn't see it). Some IMAP servers can send e-mails on their users' >> behalf when mails are save into a special folder, but not all servers do >> that. > > What? I use SMTP. You don't need Exim in order to use the smtp server of > your isp. > It's plugged into my alpine (smtp.free.fr).
I didn't want to imply you need an MTA to talk to your ISP's smart host.
I just wanted to answer to your question:
>>> What use do you find for an MTA if you're using IMAP?
What I wanted to say was that IMAP does not replace either SMTP or a
locally running MTA. But my implicit assumption that mutt doesn't speak
SMTP was wrong. It actually does. Never used that.
I still advise anyone to run a local MTA, even if only for mails from
cron etc. But that is a matter of taste.
>>> As far as having multiple smart hosts, alpine (my mail client) handles
>>> that with "roles" easily enough. I'm sure (well, I'm optimistic) Mutt
>>> can do the same thing.
>>
>> There are solutions, but they are not really nice.
>
> ?? They are simple, tried, and true.
There are hooks which let you re-configure arbitrary configuration items
for certain events. Yes, very flexible, but also a little fiddly. I
prefer a central solution, but that, again, is a matter of taste.
J.
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