Wanted: simple mailer for laptop use

[Eric S. Johansson]

Reinhard Tartler wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> can anyone recommend me a good MTA (mail"server") suitable for network
> use? My feature wishes would be:
> 
> * SMTP-Auth
> * local (!) delivery
> * mail queing if offline
> * not panic when laptop is offline for 2 or 3 days.
> * easy to configure (1 config file if possible)
> 
> I know that postfix and exim4 are able to do this, but they are imo a
> bit too heavy for my use. ssmtp and nullmailer don't have local
> delivery. Do I really need a heavyweight mailer or is there somewhere
> a lightweight alternative?

checkout emailrelay.  I was using it a year or two ago and I think 
development had stalled but it was reliable.  I think it does local 
delivery as you've asked for.

Technically, there is no reason to have a heavyweight MTA/IMAP or pop 
three combination to do what you are doing for one or two people. 
Unfortunately, I don't believe anyone has created such a beast. 
Personally, If I wasn't running my own domain plus mailing list etc. 
etc. I would find a service provider to handle my e-mail into one or 
more pop boxes.  Then I would use fetchmail or its logical equivalent to 
drag down the messages and distribute them to local mailboxes.  If the 
laptop is not connected to the net, I would use your e-mail clients 
queuing mechanism to handle messages that should be sent when the 
machine comes up again.

--- eric