Question

I need to substitute a windows email program for sendmail in LocalSite? .cfg. I have no Unix experience so I'm not sure what arguments, if any, are expected by sendmail.

So, question one, if I match the argument list can I substitute for sendmail?

Question two, if so, what arguments are expected by sendmail?

Thanks for any help or guidance, Bill Stafford

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-- BillStafford - 28 Jul 2008

Answer

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With ActivePerl the easiest way to go would be to install the Perl module Net::SMTP, which works just fine without any external program. TWiki will use that module if present, and as far as I can tell ignore the setting for mail program.

-- HaraldJoerg - 28 Jul 2008

Thanks for that, Harald. I was wondering why my mail was working on Windows

-- SeanCMorgan - 28 Jul 2008

Harald, Thanks for the reply. Can you give me an idea of how to 'install' Net:SMTP. I originally just downloaded ActivePerl from the link on the TWiki for windows page. When I look at the ActivePerl web site I don't see downloads for individual modules, just the free trial versions of the Active products.

Thanks, Bill Stafford

-- BillStafford - 28 Jul 2008

With ActivePerl You have two options. From the command line you can use ppm to install the package.

If for some reason that doesn't work, then use the CPAN script from the command line:

• perl -MCPAN -e shell to invoke the interactive mode
• perl -MCPAN -e "install Net::SMTP" to install the Net::SMTP module.

-- RafaelAlvarez - 29 Jul 2008

If you are still having problems, see TWiki:TWiki.HowToInstallCpanModules#ActiveState_Perl

-- SeanCMorgan - 29 Jul 2008