Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2014-06-25, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have to say, I dread setting up a mail server about as bad as I dread >> going to the Doctor. It's just something I really don't want to add to >> my system unless I have to. It's sort of like the init thingy. I don't >> want to add something else that will eventually break and I'll have to >> fix. The mail system won't keep me from booting but it is just one more >> thing to keep a eye on and make sure it is working. So, making sure the >> mail system is working will likely take up the same amount of time that >> checking the drive manually every month or so will take. > I think you are _vastly_ overestimating the amount of effort required > to install and set up something like msmtp. It's completely trivial > compared to setting up sendmail (or even postfix). If you know the > name of your ISP's smtp server along with the username and password, > it doesn't take more than a minute or two to set up. And it just > doesn't break (unless you change the password and forget to update the > msmtp config file). >
It was more Murphy's law I was worried about. ;-) Dale :-) :-)
