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Nedo

2006-10-25, 7:18 am

hi

i have to do the following:
setup a mail server (just smtp would be enough) - use this server for
mass mailing - log the reply codes (rfc821) to a oracle DB -> that's
it!

my idea was:
use a Open Source smtp and extend it with the functionality for loggin
smtp codes


so what do you think? and which Open Source smtp (mail software) should
i use?

thanks
regards
nedo

PS: i am a newbie in unix

Michael Vilain

2006-10-25, 7:15 pm

In article <1161772951.556082.147060@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"Nedo" <nedim.halilovic@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi
>
> i have to do the following:
> setup a mail server (just smtp would be enough) - use this server for
> mass mailing - log the reply codes (rfc821) to a oracle DB -> that's
> it!
>
> my idea was:
> use a Open Source smtp and extend it with the functionality for loggin
> smtp codes
>
>
> so what do you think? and which Open Source smtp (mail software) should
> i use?
>
> thanks
> regards
> nedo
>
> PS: i am a newbie in unix


You can download the source of sendmail and modify it.

Good luck with that.

--
DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...



Jeremy Worrells

2006-10-25, 7:15 pm

On 2006-10-25, Nedo <nedim.halilovic@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi
>
> i have to do the following:
> setup a mail server (just smtp would be enough) - use this server for
> mass mailing - log the reply codes (rfc821) to a oracle DB -> that's
> it!
>
> my idea was:
> use a Open Source smtp and extend it with the functionality for loggin
> smtp codes
>
>
> so what do you think? and which Open Source smtp (mail software) should
> i use?
>
> thanks
> regards
> nedo
>
> PS: i am a newbie in unix
>


How about using syslog-ng for system logging? If I recall correctly, syslog-ng
can log to a database.

As far as a SMTP server, go with what your preferred Unix uses. No sense in
ripping out and replacing both the SMTP and logging subsystems.

Jeremy

--
Jeremy Worrells
Unix Generalist
jeremy@worrells.org
Nedo

2006-10-27, 7:19 am

thank you! i will consider your suggestion in my planning...

regards
nedo


Jeremy Worrells schrieb:

> On 2006-10-25, Nedo <nedim.halilovic@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> How about using syslog-ng for system logging? If I recall correctly, syslog-ng
> can log to a database.
>
> As far as a SMTP server, go with what your preferred Unix uses. No sense in
> ripping out and replacing both the SMTP and logging subsystems.
>
> Jeremy
>
> --
> Jeremy Worrells
> Unix Generalist
> jeremy@worrells.org


Nedo

2006-10-27, 7:19 am

thank you! i will consider your suggestion in my planning...

regards
nedo



Michael Vilain schrieb:

> In article <1161772951.556082.147060@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
> "Nedo" <nedim.halilovic@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> You can download the source of sendmail and modify it.
>
> Good luck with that.
>
> --
> DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...


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