http://jon.sprig.gs/blog/2009/11/29/use-gmails-smtp-gateway-using-the-command-line-from-ubuntu-without-lots-of-config-tips/
This will relay SMTP via GMail. There's no reason why you can't just set the same thing up to relay to your ISP's mail host (without the SSL stuff). -- Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Chris Rowson <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. >>> >> >> I'd personally look at postfix or qmail as an MTA. qmail can be a bit fiddly >> to set up but is very light and reliable. >> For testing purposes, PEAR::mail doesn't need an MTA at all, but it's >> probably better to set something up so that you're not waiting for the SMTP >> process to complete. >> s/ > > I did try out postfix and sendmail, but noticed that they both ship > listening for mail. I'm guessing that they don't come out of the box > configured to relay mail, but I wondered if there was a simple MTA > that basically sends email but doesn't receive it? > > Cheers, > > Chris > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
