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PostPosted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:36 pm    Post subject: Mail programs that don't use local MTA? Reply with quote

I have a cluster of servers running ssh, mysql, and some custom stuff. There are no local users and I've never needed mail, but I recently installed nagios to do some monitoring and it needs mail delivery for alarm notification to admins.

The ebuild installs /bin/mail, but that can't find localhost:25 because I don't have any MTA installed.

Are there any mail programs I can use instead of /bin/mail that will deliver directly to the domain mx host of the recipient?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you should be able to configure /bin/mail to use a 3rd party smtp server (ie the one you use to send mail through)
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm, wouldn't that also require configuration of that MTA to act as an open relay? :)
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