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Hello, i have started last week my first shiny linux server online , now it is working well with a web server (apache with php and mysql support) and a TeamSpeak service for chat with my friends ... ok, now i would like to put online on the same machine an email server (this is the first time i do it), so i'll need an SMTP and a POP servers, in the "php.ini" i have seen that is requested the "sendmail", is it an SMTP??? Is it easy to setup (i am very newbye in this situation) ??? And for POP3 are there some good softwares???
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Sendmail is an MTA, which provides SMTP; however, Sendmail has had a horrible history of frightening security problems. Postfix was designed as a "drop-in" secure replacement for Sendmail. It acts just like Sendmail as far as most programs are concerned, but it's a lot easier to configure and a lot more secure. I would recommend you investigate Postfix for SMTP.
There are numerous choices for a POP3 daemon. I personally use qpopper from Qualcomm, but there are many others.
mail servers do not "support" php.... the two are not related any functional way. do you mean somethign along the lines of can you use a php interface to send mail through a given server then, if the php site can connect to an smtp server then yes.... but that's nothing near to actually supporting php... that just doesn't make any sense.
; For Unix only. You may supply arguments as well (default: 'sendmail -t -i').
;sendmail_path =
I need to configure a mail server SMTP for my site. For example: I have a forum writed in php and when someone want to register himself he must recive an email from the form. I think that the strings
; For Unix only. You may supply arguments as well (default: 'sendmail -t -i').
;sendmail_path =
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, now it is working well with a web server (apache with php and mysql support) and a TeamSpeak service for chat with my friends ... ok, now i would like to put online on the same machine an email server (this is the first time i do it), so i'll need an SMTP and a POP servers, in the "php.ini" i have seen that is requested the "sendmail", is it an SMTP??? Is it easy to setup (i am very newbye in this situation) ??? And for POP3 are there some good softwares???
