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INSTALL
... | ... | @@ -155,6 +155,51 @@ Restart postgresql: |
155 | 155 | |
156 | 156 | # invoke-rc.d postgresql-8.3 restart |
157 | 157 | |
158 | +Noosfero needs a functional e-mail setup to work: the local mail system should | |
159 | +be able to deliver e-mail to the internet, either directly or through an | |
160 | +external SMTP server. | |
161 | + | |
162 | +If you know mail systems well, you just need to make sure thet the local MTA, | |
163 | +listening on localhost:25, is able to deliver e-mails to the internet. Any mail | |
164 | +server will do it. | |
165 | + | |
166 | +If you are not a mail specialist, we suggest that you use the Postfix mail | |
167 | +server, since it is easy to configure and very reliable. Just follow the | |
168 | +instructions below. | |
169 | + | |
170 | +To install Postfix: | |
171 | + | |
172 | +# apt-get install postfix | |
173 | + | |
174 | +During the installation process, you will be asked a few questions. Your answer | |
175 | +to them will vary in 2 cases: | |
176 | + | |
177 | +Case 1: you can send e-mails directly to the internet. This will be the case | |
178 | +for most commercial private servers. Your answers should be: | |
179 | + | |
180 | + General type of mail configuration: Internet site | |
181 | + System mail name: the name of your domain, e.g. "mysocialnetwork.com" | |
182 | + | |
183 | +Case 2: you cannot, or don't want to, send e-mail directly to the internet. | |
184 | +This happens for example if your server is not allowed to make outbound | |
185 | +connections on port 25, or if you want to concentrate all your outbound mail | |
186 | +through a single SMTP server. Your answers in this case should be: | |
187 | + | |
188 | + General type of mail configuration: Internet with smarthost | |
189 | + System mail name: the name of your domain, e.g. "mysocialnetwork.com" | |
190 | + SMTP relay host: smtp.yourprovider.com | |
191 | + | |
192 | +Note that smtp.yourprovider.com must allow your server to deliver e-mails | |
193 | +through it. You should probably ask your servive provider about this. | |
194 | + | |
195 | +There is another possibility: if you are installing on a shared server, and | |
196 | +don't have permission to configure the local MTA, you can instruct Noosfero to | |
197 | +send e-mails directly through an external server. Please note that this should | |
198 | +be your last option, since contacting an external SMTP server directly may slow | |
199 | +down your Noosfero application server. To configure Noosfero to send e-mails | |
200 | +through an external SMTP server, follow the instructions on | |
201 | +http://noosfero.org/Development/SMTPMailSending | |
202 | + | |
158 | 203 | As noosfero user |
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