Local mail not working

flazz · Guru Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 496 Location: Florida

a while ago i tried to setup a home mail server using qmail or postfix, courier, etc.

then i discovered that my isp blocks smtp so i gave up.

when i removed the pacakges my local mail no longer seems to work and i get dead.letter files when i am supposed to recieve a message from cron or whatever.

when i try to send a message to a local user from a local user using mutt i get

MacMasta · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:54 am Post subject:

You'll need a local MTA of some sort (postfix, exim, sendmail, whatever) even just to move local mail around.

~Mac~

flazz · Guru Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 496 Location: Florida

which mta is the default mta on a base system?

kashani · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 2:30 pm Post subject:

ssmtp is the default install, but it is only capable of relaying mail. That means it can send it off the box, but has no local delivery mechanism. Postfix is probably your best bet. You will also want to configure it to use your ISP's mail servers to relay to the rest of Intenet so outgoing mail works, even if you can't use the system a real mail server.

kashani
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flazz · Guru Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 496 Location: Florida

i really dont need outside mail access (or do i?) i use gmail for personal email and i want the dead.letters to stop.

so what course of action do i have to take to fix this problem?

Jerri · Guru Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 353

qmail is a decent way to go. small, secure, etc.

go here

MacMasta · Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:50 am Post subject:

qmail is nice, but it's also a bit weird; postfix is just this easy: