Hi, On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 04:36:36PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> #include <hallo.h> > * Bernhard R. Link [Wed, Aug 06 2003, 03:03:07PM]: > > * Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030806 13:43]: > > > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:10:03 +0200 > > > "Bernhard R. Link" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If mutt spoke SMTP, it would be a MTA itself. (Perhaps still missing > > > > the proper interface to link /usr/lib/sendmail to mutt, but that would > > > > be the lesser part). > > > > > > No, it would not. It would be using another method of accessing an > > > MTA. > > > Just because Mozilla speaks HTTP, HTTPS and FTP doesn't make it a web > > > server, > > > a secure web server and an ftp server. > > > > Perhaps we disagree what MTA means. I consider for example ssmpt to be a > > MTA. (And judging from the package-description, it's maintainer seems > > to believe the same). In other words I demand beeing able so send a mail > > somewhere. (Which includes speaking SMTP, if one wants to reach > > arbitrary hosts). > > But your statement was wrong, please reread it. MTA term (for my judgement) > implies some program which emulates the sendmail command to send Email > (and mutt does not, AFAIK, even if it can accept mail body from stdin) > to other hosts and to local users, while the local part of the transport > may also be implemented on the smarthost, eg. sharing /var/mail > directory and the user database some other system which also acts as the > ssmtp's smarthost. You're right, it /is/ a hot day. Sorry. I agree with your definition. Cheers, Emile. -- E-Advies - Emile van Bergen [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. +31 (0)70 3906153 http://www.e-advies.nl
