How to SMTP (Email) Server Fedora 6?

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Sun Feb 18 03:32:20 UTC 2007


On Sat, 2007-02-17 at 20:44 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:

> Most ISPs offer email service along with the connection package.  Even 
> if you run your own server, using the ISP as an outbound relay should 
> make sure that deliveries always succeed quickly.

You missed the point:  If you were off-line, you have no connection to
your ISP's SMTP server, your mail client will not send, and cannot send
your mail if your PC is off.

On the other hand, when you have a local SMTP server, client computers
can send mail to the queue, log-off and shut down.  Their mail will be
sent, when it can.

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