Re: [gentoo-user] public mail server for ELOG?

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

>> >> > That kind of delivery limits the access to this mails to the local
>> >> > maschine. If I want to read local I don't need mails, I could just
>> >> > read the logfiles from portage in /var/log/
>> >> >
>> >> > But I am aware that solving this problem is nothing that portage has
>> >> > to do, as it is no problem with portage at all.
>> >> >
>> >> > My mail was just to show that not everyone has a local mailserver
>> >> > running on his maschine.
>> >> >
>> >> > Greetings
>> >> >
>> >> > Sebastian
>> >>
>> >> then let it store everything as elog and read that with elogv.
>> >>
>> >> mail is just an additional bonus feature.
>> >
>> > His initial mail said that he would like a copy of elogs to go to his
>> > inbox at his ISP. Later mails imply he might want to read them over IMAP
>> > so they are accessible at multiple locations.
>> >
>> > Sebastian,
>> >
>> > Have you looked at ssmtp? Very light, very small and you can protect your
>> > login password with Unix file permissions instead of leaving them open in
>> > make.conf
>>
>> Could I use ssmtp to send elog mail to my email address?  I wouldn't
>> even need a login password if this is all I use it for, right?
>
> Yes.
>
> ssmtp is an email sender, it knows how to talk smtp to receiving servers or to
> relays. It doesn't receive mails.
>
> If the relay you use requires a username/password or ssl, it supports that
> too.

So I need a relay somewhere along with ssmtp to get a message to an
email address?

> [The receiving smtp server likely does not require a username/password, but it
> is equally likely to not accept connection direct from you, hence you should
> use your ISPs mail relay]

I likely can't use my ISP's mail relay when traveling, right?

- Grant