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[NMLUG] Debian server questions



Tim Emerick wrote:
> 2. I don't like exim.  I really don't need any mail services on this machine
> other than allowing different system accounts to be able to email me their
> auto generated stuff like status/logs/error messages, etc.  These would/could
> go through the SMTP server already on my lan.  Any suggestions?

You can just leave the sendmail program setting on that machine, and not 
run it as a service.  At that point, it's really easy to have it send 
your mail out.  It runs, it sends, it closes.  All the 'goodness' of 
sendmail without the security issues.

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