Re: making mail() funtion work without sendmail on UNIX systems

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 hartmut@six.de http://www.six.de +49-711-99091-77 Besuchen Sie uns auf der Systems in München in Halle B1 Stand 254