[Linux-disciples] sendmail vs. smtp

[Dylan Paul Thurston]

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 03:40:00PM -0400, Jamie Forrest wrote:
> I'm configuring a Joomla install for my daughter's school on their web  
> servers, and I can either use sendmail or smtp for outgoing mail. We  
> don't send that much mail but about 5-6 times a year we send out a  
> bulk email via Joomla (CiviCRM) to about 300 people. Should I use  
> sendmail or smtp for this?

As Steve said, sendmail is a server; SMTP is a protocol.  Maybe you
meant exim or postfix?

Anyway, sendmail is (or used to be) famously difficult to configure,
so generally something else is recommended.

--Dylan