NYCPHP Meetup

[Leam Hall]

A mail server is to deal with programs that can't do mail on their own. 
Doesn't the PHP mail function or the PEAR::mail deal with sending mail 
without sendmail? Procmail is to sort through mail you as a user receive.

I'm a little confused on whether or not you have a full domain hosted or 
are you setting up your own server? Sorry, it's been a long day.

If you are setting up your server to host your own domain, then you can 
add the mail receipt in the set up. If you're on a hosted domain do they 
provide a control panel like CPanel or similar to receive mail? Or can 
you require that users provide off-domain e-mail addresses?

Again, I'm a bit muddled from the day.

Leam


Konstantin K wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> Another kinda off-topic question but could be relevant to some people here
> and I know there are a bunch of really smart people on this list, so why
> not?
> 
> My site will need to be able to email their users upon certain actions, like
> most site:
> - user registration (for account activation)
> - change email address
> - forgot password
> - alerts
> 
> These emails are NOT FOR MARKETING PURPOSES.
> 
> IMPORTANT: All emails that need to be sent out will be stored in various
> tables in a database from which they will be processed and subsequently
> removed.
> 
> I think I have only two real options:
> 
> 1. Run my own my mail servers, using procmail and swiftmailer php package.
> 
> 2. Use a third-party service to mail my users.
> 
> I would prefer #2 since that would mean I wouldn't have to:
> - run and manage another box.
> - won't have to really worry about configuration/optimization of mail
> server.
> - won't have to worry about my emails landing in SPAM directory (or will I
> still have that problem?)
> 
> 
> My question is: what 3rd party services are out there that can do this?
> 
> 
> Thanks for any advice and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
> 
> Konstantin
> 
> 
> 
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