> On 11/8/23 16:52, Dietmar Maurer wrote: > >> This patch series adds support for a new notification endpoint type, > >> smtp. As the name suggests, this new endpoint allows PVE to talk > >> to SMTP server directly, without using the system's MTA (postfix). > > > > Isn't this totally unreliable? What if the server responds with a > > temporary error code? (An MTA retries several times). > > The notification system has no mechanism yet for queuing/retries, > so yes, at the moment a SMTP endpoint would indeed be less reliable than > a 'sendmail' endpoint. I'm not sure though if I would call it > 'totally unreliable'.
This kind of notification system is quite popular for (PHP) web-sites contact form. I have seen many over-simplified implementation overs the years, and yes, it is totally unreliable. That is why we always used an MTA to deliver mails... _______________________________________________ pve-devel mailing list pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com https://lists.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-devel
