I would prefer to use ssmtp and just forward my mail to a host instead of setting up something more complicated. I will only be sending 5 or so emails a day and only be using them to inform me of what is happening in the machine.

Does Linode provide a mail host? I could not find anyting anywhere that would lead me to believe this, but I thought I would ask before configuring something else.

Thanks!

What I have done is install qmail and vpopmail to forward emails to my gmail account. Works pretty well for me. Is this what you're looking for?

That is what I will have revert to if Linode does not provide a SMTP mail host. Thanks!

I don't see why they would provide one. They're a server hosting company, after all. Any kind of email traffic should be each our own responsibilities. *shrug*

If your ISP doesn't do netblock limiting, and does smtp w/login, you can use that.

I use stunnel to conncet to my lug's secure SMTP server, which I provide login to to whatever needs smtp on my box. It works great for me.

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Jay Faulkner
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alot of ISPs do provide a SMTP server to use. I guess if nothing else worked out, short of setting up your own mail host, you could ask someone around here if you can use theirs You can use mine if you send your mail from your linode (that way I can allow your linode IP only for relay). I'm too lazy to setup SMTP auth or anything right now, so if you were wanting to relay from your ISP, your IP would have to be static (and most ISP accounts are dynamic).

-Brian