On Fri, Jun 09, 2017 at 11:50:01PM +1000, Ben McGinnes wrote: > On Fri, Jun 09, 2017 at 01:56:52PM +0100, Chris Green wrote: > > > > I use postfix which, while it is a full-blown SMTP server, isn't > > difficult to configure (well I managed it!). Postfix will queue > > outgoing mail so its sendmail responds instantly and I never see any > > delays from mutt. > > I do the same thing, except the Postfix instance on the laptop is > configured to relay through the Postfix instance on the MX server. > Basically because the current connection and IP aren't in my name and > I can't be certain that all receiving MX servers will accept mail from > it directly. Then I just need to make sure that the relaying is > authenticated appropriately and it's all fine. > Yes, of course, my Postfix sends E-Mail off to my hosting company's 'smart host' for much the same reason.
-- Chris Green
