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Genadinik
Asked: 2011-05-27 11:21:33 +0800 CST

Does Ubuntu have SMTP? If so, how can I see/edit configurations?

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I am having issues sending email from my Ubuntu OS. I was told I should check my SMTP configuration.

How can I do that on Ubuntu and is there such a concept on this OS?

ubuntu smtp ubuntu-10.04

4 Answers

  1. Ubuntu can have an MTA (providing SMTP services), but actual installation is configuration dependent. You can use sudo apt-get install postfix to install a popular and well regarded mail handler. Be warned, running a poorly configured SMTP service can cause problems.

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  2. SMTP configuration exists in your email client (Evolution, Thunderbird etc)

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  3. When you send email from any type of system generally it can be done in 2 options:

    1. Software contacts remote server, either on the LAN or outside of it.
    2. Software uses a local SMTP server installed on the system.

    Start with the inspection of the software you work on. Where is the configuration of the email there?

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  4. When I needed to send data from a php based system I had a look around and I found a really useful how on this blog, as I was sending from an internal server to our internal smtp server I just had to do step 1.

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