How to SMTP (Email) Server Fedora 6?

[Les Mikesell]

Tim wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-02-17 at 20:44 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:
> 
>> Most ISPs offer email service along with the connection package.  Even 
>> if you run your own server, using the ISP as an outbound relay should 
>> make sure that deliveries always succeed quickly.
> 
> You missed the point:  If you were off-line, you have no connection to
> your ISP's SMTP server, your mail client will not send, and cannot send
> your mail if your PC is off.
> 
> On the other hand, when you have a local SMTP server, client computers
> can send mail to the queue, log-off and shut down.  Their mail will be
> sent, when it can.

The point I missed is why "when it can" would ever be longer than 
sendmail's default timeout.  If you are counting on this to be usable, 
wouldn't you kick off a connection and a queue run more often than that?

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   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com