On 2021-02-12, Derek Martin <inva...@pizzashack.org> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 05:09:36PM -0000, Grant Edwards wrote: >> On 2021-02-12, Derek Martin <inva...@pizzashack.org> wrote: >> >>> as I would have to be monitoring the logs to make sure the e-mail >> >>> was actually sent. >> >> >> >> You do (or you need to make sure that you receive bounce/retry/failure >> >> notices properly). >> > >> > You don't... every major MTA has a tool for monitoring the outgoing >> > mail queue. You just run it and it tells you if there is any pending >> > outgoing e-mail. >> >> To me that seems pretty much equivalent to "monitorying the logs". > > I think the difference is monitoring the logs is something you have to > actively do, which means you also need to remember to do it...
Ah, I see. I assumed that that "monitoring logs" was something one would do with an automated tool/script. -- Grant
