Doesn't need a mail server to be installed?

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Posted by aiwata55 on January 5, 2010 at 2:21pm

Hi all,

I am new to Ubuntu, and have a question how to set up a Drupal on Ubuntu.

I have installed Apache, MySQL, PHP 5, phpmyadmin, etc, and they work fine. But one problem is left. Drupal warns me that there is no mail server working, when I finish setting up a new site with Drupal.

However, some say that installing a mail server is unnecessary, because Ubuntu sends e-mails out of the box. (http://groups.drupal.org/node/22401#comment-77421)

Is this true? If so, how can I take advantage of this feature?

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Perhaps solved

Posted by aiwata55 on January 7, 2010 at 3:00am
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I asked the same question in #ubuntu chat room on freenode, and got an advice like the following:
- Drupal works just fine even if there is no mail server running.
- But, if you want to use the mail handling capability of Drupal (like Contact module, or Simplenews module, to list a few), then you need a mail server.

At this moment, I am satisfied with the advice, and am going to set up a Postfix or sendmail.

But still I am concerned with opening new port(s), if there is another way. If you have any suggestions, please let me know! I am still looking forward to inputs.

Aki Iwata
FOREST & trees

Exim

Posted by Yorgg on January 25, 2010 at 5:56pm
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I have heard that Exim is the default mail server for drupal but I may be wrong.
I found easier to tail the emails when I forget the password available offline in /var/mail

Best Wishes,
Jorge

I use postfix for Drupal

Posted by nenne (not verified) on April 13, 2010 at 11:14am
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I use postfix for Drupal sites and other webservices because its easy to install and setup.

It also works very good. :)

Easy mail server

Posted by juan_g on June 23, 2010 at 12:58am
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Another possibility is Citadel, much easier than the traditional Postfix, Exim, etc.

Or SMTP module

Posted by juan_g on June 24, 2010 at 2:19pm
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Or you can use Drupal's SMTP module to send email through any external SMTP server, such as the one you use in your personal email client configuration (for example in Thunderbird, etc.).

uninstall phpmyadmin

Posted by Patrick_McMahon on September 28, 2015 at 5:38pm
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If your server is open to the world you should uninstall phpmyadmin. By checking my server logs it is often the case bots will check your server for phpmyadmin and if so will attack your server at that point. phpmyadmin should only be used if your running on your local computer and has no open ports to the web. I don't have phpmyadmin installed on my server so when the bots target my server for this they walk away unrewarded.