Bug 10768

Summary:	local mail (ssmtp) does not work - missing docs?
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Artur Brodowski <bzdurqa>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	1.4_rc1
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Artur Brodowski 2002-11-15 05:16:36 UTC

i've just installed fresh gentoo 1.4_rc1 (x86). after i run cron i'm
getting such mesgs on the console:
sendmail: can't open the smtp port (25) on mail
i couldn't find any info how to configure ssmtp (this one is installed
by default) to deliver local mail (cron->root, mailfilter->user, etc.).
not mentioned in user docs, not much about configuring it in the man page.
no starting scripts for local server either :(
i don't want to use sendmail or postfix (which is described in Desktop HOWTO
on gentoo.org), because i'm not going to setup mailserver on my box.
all i need is working local-delivery-mail-system.
i think it should be configured by the system, but some decumetation
will do for a while.
i've decided to submit this as a bug, since it's core system feature, 
and it does not work from the kick.

regards,
artb.

Comment 1 Grant Goodyear (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-11-15 10:02:02 UTC

Um, ssmtp is not a local mailer; it has no mail delivery agent.  It's 
sole purpose is to send mail from the local machine to a mailhub that
is running a real mail transfer / mail delivery agent.  It won't work
at all out of the box, since it doesn't know where to send the mail 
(unless your local mailhub happens to be called "mail").  Take a look
at /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf.