On 22 June 2010 01:33, ian pettitt (RRes-BB) <ian.pett...@bbsrc.ac.uk> wrote: > On 22 Jun 2010, at 00:19, "Jonathon Fernyhough" > <j.fernyho...@gmail.com<mailto:j.fernyho...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > It should be (fairly easily) possible to configure PHP to send via an > existing SMTP server, so you don't have to worry about setting up a full MTA. > > Otherwise Postfix does a pretty good job, IIRC. > > Jonathon > > (apologies for TP, via Android Gmail) > > On 21 Jun 2010 22:47, "Chris Rowson" > <<mailto:christopherrow...@gmail.com>christopherrow...@gmail.com<mailto:christopherrow...@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Just wondering what mail agent you're using on your LAMP setups? I've > been revisiting the subject while setting up a new Lucid server and > have been a little surprised that there's not much info out there > about setting up a simple SMTP server that doesn't receive email but > just sends it when PHP tries to use sendmail to send email. > > Chris > > -- > <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com>ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com<mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk>https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > <ATT00001..txt> > > I use postfix configured as a satellite system, so all mail is handled by > another machine - my companies mail server. > > The setup is pretty straight forward, install and configure postfix and > forward all mail from root etc through the this. Php mail will then work > using this default system. I have a complete setup notes, but they are at > work and I can't get them until weds, if you can wait until then I can email > them to you. > > Some of the php smtp settings are applicable to windows only, so check the > php manual to save time trying to set things in php.ini that won't work on > ubuntu - something I have done in the past.
I have always found exim trivial to set up on Ubuntu (and Debian) boxes, so you might want to consider it. I understand postfix and sendmail are more powerful and do better throughput, but unless you are running a mail server for a company exim will work fine If you have an mta configured then I think php just works to send mail, though it has been a while so can't remember Anton -- Anton Piatek email: an...@piatek.co.uk blog/photos: http://www.strangeparty.com pgp: [74B1FA37] (http://www.strangeparty.com/anton.asc) fingerprint: 7401 96D3 E037 2F8F 5965 A358 4046 71FD 74B1 FA37 No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
