can you run SMTP module for drupal with just sendmail installed?

Posted by no_longer_active_19 on December 14, 2012 at 6:52am

Running out of options because postfix and dovecot starting up but something in a myriad of options is not configured correctly so log shows network unreachable.

So what does drupal require to run the built in email service on? Will sendmail for CentOs be ok or what must the system run for drupal to work mail?

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To answer my own question

Posted by no_longer_active_19 on December 16, 2012 at 8:00am

For the sake of others who might be wondering about the very same thing.

I am not absolutely sure yet because managed to get mail working in drupal with php mailer and smtp which is
not the same thing as a mail server. I do know postfix sends mail but doesn't receive it. My only requirements are to register
users and send mail to them and have people make contact via php site wide form. Perhaps have user contact forms enabled
for user to user contact.

Will be doing a reinstall and then will turn off sendmail before using smpt and php mailer to see what happens.

I found this helpful

Posted by ludo1960 on December 16, 2012 at 2:04pm

I found this helpful http://drupal.org/node/1200142, I would stay away from sendmail unless you are a fan of brainache!

brain ache

Posted by no_longer_active_19 on December 17, 2012 at 12:47am

haha Yes mine has been aching nearly whole week, thanks.

Did you get it working? If

Posted by ludo1960 on December 19, 2012 at 8:41pm

Did you get it working? If not PM me, maybe I can help.

thanks

Posted by no_longer_active_19 on December 20, 2012 at 12:51pm

no, not yet because have been working on other stuff but will def being trying on reinstall- thx again for offer for help- def make contact if get stuck.

So we meet again, drupcha

Posted by screenack on December 20, 2012 at 1:00pm

So we meet again, drupcha ;)

If by "SMTP" you mean this module: http://drupal.org/project/smtp then, not only do you not need any mail services on the server, SMTP is excellent as a conduit to the smtp server you'd prefer. Plain php mail is increasingly rendered useless by the fact that more pop/imap servers require either SPF or DKIM on the sending server. At a minimum, you can set up a free gmail account and use smtp to send to it. Google does "all the right things" as it relates to security key management.

this is true

Posted by no_longer_active_19 on December 20, 2012 at 10:10pm

absolutely agreed - took me a big learning curve to come back to your initial suggestion but still out of curiosity want to work out mail server in case go in different direction for setting up vps :)