Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > Yes, but if you have sendmail set up to simply queue the message it comes > right back. Sendmail/qmail/postfix then later delivers the message out of > band. This is essential if you are sending a lot of mail. Or even if you > just want a nice quick web app.
thats *exactly* what SMTP does, too > True, smtp delivery to localhost could be useful. But it would be hard to > make this the default. I am sure many people do not have an smtpd > listening on localhost:25 while most people have an MTA capable of > spooling or delivering a message. i was not talking about making SMTP the default on UNIX (haven't even thought about it yet, might make sense but not necessary) but on the other hand a working SMTP server somewhere in the local network is more likely than a working MTA on localhost, SMTP or not -- Hartmut Holzgraefe [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.six.de +49-711-99091-77 Besuchen Sie uns auf der Systems in München in Halle B1 Stand 254 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
