OS X seems to run postfix all the time, though nothing on port 25 (SMTP). I assume the postfix stuff it is running is only for outgoing mail queues via the 'mail' command (automated apple scripts), but no real clue.
It'll take me a bit of digging around in the /etc/postfix/ configurations, but it would seem that you could just run your own SMTP server and set the mail program to talk to localhost. I may be missing something important here as I rarely use mail on the desktop (I log into my server and do the mail there). Hen On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > Two options of which I am aware. Web mail (if aye.net has it) or with a > juno or yahoo or similar account - it's all web based, just log onto > their site compose and send email. > > The other option is to ask the coffee shop who provides their broadband > connection, then change your outgoing SMTP server as appropriate. In > fact, I would duplicate your account from aye.net and call it coffee > shop, or whatever, and then just change the outgoing SMTP server for that > account and you won't have to change it back when you leave the shop. > > Bell South's outgoing SMTP server is mail.bellsouth.net > > I'm guessing insight is mail.insightbb.com > > I'd be willing to bet somone who travels a lot has listed, out there on > the net, outgoing mail SMTP info. > > Anyway, good luck. > > > > Tuesday, August 17, 200410:43 PMJohn Robinsonprofile at aye.net > > > > >Group, > > > >Is there anything that can be done to SEND email when you are connected > >to a high speed connection from a coffee shop or hotel? I have had two > >experiences this week where I could use there connection, but could not > >send anything. Any way around this other than using dial-up? > > > >Many thanks, > > > >John R. > > > > > > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > >| be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > >| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > >| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
