Re: smtphost - separate MTA required?

Matthias Andree <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Aug 2023 23:38:14 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.mail.fetchmail.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Am 01.08.23 um 13:11 schrieb [email protected]:
> Hello,
>
> does Fetchmail need to have an MTA (e.g. Postfix) installed on the system to be able to forward received mails (parameter "smtphost" in the configuration) to an SMTP server on another host?
>
> If "yes" what will be the minimal required configuration of the MTA?
>
Yes - the minimal required configuration to listen and accept mail
locally, and forward to the other host. Depends on your chosen software.