H.S. wrote: > Hello, > > I am tying to see which mail server to install so that I can send emails > via scripts using Gmail (preferable) or Yahoo smtp servers. > > I haven't setup email servers yet. Which one I go for (on Debian and > Ubuntu)? Exim4, postfix, or perhaps msmtp? The last one I learned from here: > http://phosphorusandlime.blogspot.com/2008/05/ubuntu-command-line-email.html > > If people have done this kind of stuff before, any insights or points I > should keep in mind? The objective is to send emails unattended via scripts. >
exim and postfix are overkill if you just want to send mails to a smarthost. msmtp could do the job; another option is esmtp. -- The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind. -- E. B. White Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://move.to/hpkb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]