SMTP server

jindalarpan · 09-19-2009, 03:10 PM

Hi All
i am running a website and i want to generate a script for my website with which i can send automatically mails to the person who ever register on my website or refer a friend.
so for that i have 2 queries
1) i want a free way of setting up SMPT server. how i can get a free smtp server?
2) how i can send a mail to others when they register on website or refer any friend with there own name.

Just ot add my website is in HTML

bhaslinux · 09-19-2009, 06:07 PM

1. To send mails to outside world you do not need an SMTP server but you need an MTA.
whereas to receive mails from outside world to your box, you need an SMTP server. There
are lots of free smtp servers
a) sendmail <- probably the best AFAIK
b) postfix
c) exim
d) qmail
... and lots more

2. For this you have to write scripts in CGI (perl/PHP/C++/C#/shell/...) or use custom made scripts like the ones which come with mediawiki etc., (mediawiki BTW is written in PHP)

jindalarpan · 11-08-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhaslinux

1. To send mails to outside world you do not need an SMTP server but you need an MTA.
whereas to receive mails from outside world to your box, you need an SMTP server. There
are lots of free smtp servers
a) sendmail <- probably the best AFAIK
b) postfix
c) exim
d) qmail
... and lots more

2. For this you have to write scripts in CGI (perl/PHP/C++/C#/shell/...) or use custom made scripts like the ones which come with mediawiki etc., (mediawiki BTW is written in PHP)

do u know any script which will work with html ?
and can be freely used for sending friends referral