[ale] sendmail configuration

[Geoffrey Myers]

Björn Gustafsson wrote:
> I didn't know there were MAPI clients for Linux.  Since MAPI is a
> client-side protocol/API, it wouldn't involve sendmail as a relay at
> all but would talk directly to the target mail server.
> 
> By contrast, if you are considering using a standard Linux mail
> client, it must eventually use SMTP to deliver the message to a remote
> server.  I don't think even Exchange can run completely without SMTP
> in this day and age, so that shouldn't be an issue.

It's likely my own ignorance on this subject.  I'll see if we can 
configure sendmail as suggested and see what happens.

> 
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Geoffrey Myers
> <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>> Lightner, Jeff wrote:
>>> By default it is port 25.  In our organization we use only port 25 and
>>> haven't done the SSL mentioned by someone else.
>> In this situation, the client is not using smtp, but mapi, can this
>> still be accomplished?
>>
>>>> On 1/12/2011 9:08 AM, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>>>>> Can sendmail be configured to use Exchange for outgoing email?
>>>>>
>>>>> Basically, I want to be able to send email from the command line on a
>>>>> linux machine and the only way this can be done for this client is via
>>>>> their Exchange. server.
> 


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Until later, Geoffrey

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