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diff --git a/network/ssmtp/README b/network/ssmtp/README index 515b0d4d46229..bc2832f727251 100644 --- a/network/ssmtp/README +++ b/network/ssmtp/README @@ -1,8 +1,17 @@ -sSMTP, replaces sendmail on workstations that should send their mail via the -departmental mailhub from which they pick up their mail (via pop, imap, rsmtp, -pop_fetch, NFS... or the like). This program accepts mail and sends it to the -mailhub, optionally replacing the domain in the From: line with a different -one. +ssmtp (extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a mail hub) -NOTE: -After installing, please run /usr/sbin/generate_config /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf +sSMTP, replaces sendmail on workstations that should send their mail +via the departmental mailhub from which they pick up their mail (via +pop, imap, rsmtp, pop_fetch, NFS... or the like). This program accepts +mail and sends it to the mailhub, optionally replacing the domain in +the From: line with a different one. + +Normally, when using ssmtp, you want to remove the OS's MTA +package(s), sendmail and/or postfix. In this case, ssmtp will +be symlinked to /usr/sbin/sendmail, and software that sends mail +shouldn't have to be modified. If you keep sendmail/postfix installed, +there's no conflict, but any software that sends mail will have to be +configured or modified to use /usr/sbin/ssmtp. + +NOTE: After installing, you'll want to edit "/etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf". +There's a man page for it (man ssmtp.conf). |