Need email server aid

[Chuck Kuecker]

Alvin Thompson wrote:
> You don't have to read the whole thread; what it basically boils down to 
> is the statements below. The givens are that you need to send messages 
> from (or to) this device, it's the device that's automatically sending 
> or receiving the messages, not the user, and your choices of technology 
> is a mail server (SMTP) or a web server (HTTP):
>
> 1. I believe that the mail server (SMTP) is a better choice, because the 
> protocol is more reliable.
>
> 2. Mr. Chan believes that how much more reliable SMTP is over HTTP is 
> disputable, and any increase in reliability by using SMTP is not worth 
> the added complexity.
>
> "Reliability" is defined, for our purposes, as the ability for a message 
> to get through to its destination, without human intervention, in the 
> presence of foreseeable obstacles.  For example, if the network 
> connection goes down.
>
> Most of the debate has centered on how much more reliable SMTP really 
> is, and how much more complexity SMTP really adds (if any) over HTTP.
>
> Chris, would you agree that's a fair assessment?
>
>   
Well, I found 'mailsend', a small command line mail send client - it 
seems to work for me. Receiving is another issue.

I tried to port 'sendmail' over, but have issues with the ARM build. 
Once those are resolved, I will have email capability.

The build I am working with has Apache already in there, so hosting a 
web page won't be an issue.From what I already know about Apache, it is 
quite complex by itself already. :)

Thanks for the help, and the entertainment!

Chuck Kuecker