Re: [gentoo-user] PORTAGE_ELOG error

[Alexander Skwar <listen@alexander.skwar.name>]

Mick schrieb:
> On Tuesday 25 July 2006 19:42, Alexander Skwar wrote:
>> Grant schrieb:
>> >> >  I thought this
>> >> > thread was saying using SMTP was optional.
>> >>
>> >> You misunderstood. This thread was about, *WHERE* SMTP is used.
>> >> IMO, it's wrong that portage even CAN use SMTP. But nearly always,
>> >> you'll need to use some SMTP server to get your mail out. But
>> >> with the /usr/sbin/sendmail interface, it's conceivable to send
>> >> out the mail WITHOUT the use of SMTP (eg. if the mail is sent from
>> >> the host with UUCP).
>> >
>> > Can I set my portage elog mail to be sent with UUCP?
>>
>> Yes, by employing a sending program, which can do UUCP. /usr/sbin/sendmail
>> could be such a programm.
> 
> Is there some way of sending such messages to a local MUA without them leaving 
> the box?

How's the MUA accessing the mailbox? Is it /var/spool/mail/$username?

Anyway, the answer is: Yes. Use /usr/sbin/sendmail as the "mailserver"
in you MAILURI.

You cannot use SSMTP as your MTA (/usr/sbin/sendmail), though. You might
want to check out esmtp, as it can do local delivery by using an MDA like
procmail. With esmtp, such a scenario would be possible.

>  If I understand this correctly in all options discussed here the 
> messages will leave the box via SMTP/UUCP, reach the ISP servers, then the 
> relevant (e.g. mail.yahoo.com) mailserver and finally back to the local box 
> as incoming mail on the user MUA.

That's probably the flow which can be found most often, yes. But it's
not necessary to be that way.

Alexander Skwar
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