Mail configuration

[John]

Dave Miller wrote:

> John wrote:
>
>> Dave Miller wrote:
>>
>>> We could make a small script which behaves like /usr/sbin/sendmail 
>>> but instead of mailing the submitted mail, posts it via HTTP to us.  
>>> We could then just change the path in bug-buddy to use that instead 
>>> of /usr/sbin/sendmail.
>>>
>>> Kind of a hack, but that would be doable in the short-term without 
>>> adding questions at install time.
>>
>>
>> I was asleep at the kbd when I read that:-((
>
>
> And you're still asleep ;)
>
>> Teaching the script to speak smtp shouldn't be too hard, though it 
>> _does_ require working mail.
>
>
> The script uses mail now, and that's the problem. :)  We can't expect 
> to know who their mail server is, and we can't depend on being able to 
> reach our mail server from their machine.
>

The script has a better chance than unconfigured postfix. First time I 
ran reportbug it asked questions such as any MUA would.

If mail.no-name-yet.com accepts mail from anyone, that's all it needs.

If it can't send right now, then maybe store in a bugs-to-go folder.

Unlike sendmail, the script can use any from: address the user likes: I 
have email addresses at yahoo, but I never use Yahoo servers to send mail.