D-Man wrote: > ssmtp is a great program because, unlike exim or > sendmail, it is very simple. The difference is that it exists > solely/primarily so that programs like mutt can send mail out to a > real SMTP server. It doesn't try to be a complete MTA.
Yes, ssmtp is nice. If you have multiple Linux (or *ix) boxes on your local network, you can have all but one of them run ssmtp to forward cron job and daemon reports to you at your main mail system. The main mail system can run a full MTA (exim, postfix, sendmail, or qmail), plus optionally fetchmail if you prefer to go get your mail rather than have your mail come to you (for security, or because you're on a dynamic IP, or whatever). This puts all your mail at one location where you can conveniently read it. Craig
