On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 21:30, John P Verel wrote: > On 06/17/03 16:23 -0400, Michael Kalus wrote: > > > > Try telnetting to your mailserver on port 25, you can send the message > > directly, no server on your end involved. It's all plain Text. > I get this in response to telnet localhost 25: > > 220 John.optonline.net ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.8/8.12.8; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:27:58 -0400 > > I run Sendmail to deliver my mail to my ISP. Does this constitute > running a server? > > John
Well yeah, technically I guess it does. Although I'm a proponent of running my own mail server (I prefer qmail), I've got to ask; What do you gain by running Sendmail, and just dumping it off to your ISP's smtp? Wouldn't it be faster, easier, safer to just use a mail client? just curious regis -- rm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
