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     Re: [nocol-users] sending mail without sendmail??

On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 12:59:43PM -0500, Chuck Pierce wrote:
>does anyone have a mail script (preferably written in perl) that allows you to
>send mail to ops (using nocol) with out having sendmail installed (ie. the
>"mail" program).  I have a machine that I want to use as the nocol monitoring
>box, but I don't want to have sendmail/qmail installed on it.  thanks - Chuck

Have you considered using tcpwrappers and running your mail program from
inetd?

Failing that, you'll need to open a TCP connection to your mailserver
and handle the SMTP dialogue directly.

Roger

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Roger Burton West                                    roger@firedrake.org
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Senior Internet Developer                         Torrington Interactive