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@@ -147,48 +147,7 @@ Restart postgresql: | @@ -147,48 +147,7 @@ Restart postgresql: | ||
147 | 147 | ||
148 | Noosfero needs a functional e-mail setup to work: the local mail system should | 148 | Noosfero needs a functional e-mail setup to work: the local mail system should |
149 | be able to deliver e-mail to the internet, either directly or through an | 149 | be able to deliver e-mail to the internet, either directly or through an |
150 | -external SMTP server. | ||
151 | - | ||
152 | -If you know mail systems well, you just need to make sure thet the local MTA, | ||
153 | -listening on localhost:25, is able to deliver e-mails to the internet. Any mail | ||
154 | -server will do it. | ||
155 | - | ||
156 | -If you are not a mail specialist, we suggest that you use the Postfix mail | ||
157 | -server, since it is easy to configure and very reliable. Just follow the | ||
158 | -instructions below. | ||
159 | - | ||
160 | -To install Postfix: | ||
161 | - | ||
162 | -# apt-get install postfix | ||
163 | - | ||
164 | -During the installation process, you will be asked a few questions. Your answer | ||
165 | -to them will vary in 2 cases: | ||
166 | - | ||
167 | -Case 1: you can send e-mails directly to the internet. This will be the case | ||
168 | -for most commercial private servers. Your answers should be: | ||
169 | - | ||
170 | - General type of mail configuration: Internet site | ||
171 | - System mail name: the name of your domain, e.g. "mysocialnetwork.com" | ||
172 | - | ||
173 | -Case 2: you cannot, or don't want to, send e-mail directly to the internet. | ||
174 | -This happens for example if your server is not allowed to make outbound | ||
175 | -connections on port 25, or if you want to concentrate all your outbound mail | ||
176 | -through a single SMTP server. Your answers in this case should be: | ||
177 | - | ||
178 | - General type of mail configuration: Internet with smarthost | ||
179 | - System mail name: the name of your domain, e.g. "mysocialnetwork.com" | ||
180 | - SMTP relay host: smtp.yourprovider.com | ||
181 | - | ||
182 | -Note that smtp.yourprovider.com must allow your server to deliver e-mails | ||
183 | -through it. You should probably ask your servive provider about this. | ||
184 | - | ||
185 | -There is another possibility: if you are installing on a shared server, and | ||
186 | -don't have permission to configure the local MTA, you can instruct Noosfero to | ||
187 | -send e-mails directly through an external server. Please note that this should | ||
188 | -be your last option, since contacting an external SMTP server directly may slow | ||
189 | -down your Noosfero application server. To configure Noosfero to send e-mails | ||
190 | -through an external SMTP server, follow the instructions on | ||
191 | -http://noosfero.org/Development/SMTPMailSending | 150 | +external SMTP server. Please check the documentation at the INSTALL.email file. |
192 | 151 | ||
193 | As noosfero user | 152 | As noosfero user |
194 | ================ | 153 | ================ |
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1 | += Noosfero email setup | ||
2 | + | ||
3 | +If you know mail systems well, you just need to make sure that the local MTA, | ||
4 | +listening on localhost:25, is able to deliver e-mails to the internet. Any mail | ||
5 | +server will do it. You can stop reading now. | ||
6 | + | ||
7 | +If you are not an email specialist, then follow the instructions below. We | ||
8 | +suggest that you use the Postfix mail server, since it is easy to configure and | ||
9 | +very reliable. Just follow the instructions below. | ||
10 | + | ||
11 | +To install Postfix: | ||
12 | + | ||
13 | +# apt-get install postfix | ||
14 | + | ||
15 | +During the installation process, you will be asked a few questions. Your answer | ||
16 | +to them will vary in 2 cases: | ||
17 | + | ||
18 | +Case 1: you can send e-mails directly to the internet. This will be the case | ||
19 | +for most commercial private servers. Your answers should be: | ||
20 | + | ||
21 | + General type of mail configuration: Internet site | ||
22 | + System mail name: the name of your domain, e.g. "mysocialnetwork.com" | ||
23 | + | ||
24 | +Case 2: you cannot, or don't want to, send e-mail directly to the internet. | ||
25 | +This happens for example if your server is not allowed to make outbound | ||
26 | +connections on port 25, or if you want to concentrate all your outbound mail | ||
27 | +through a single SMTP server. Your answers in this case should be: | ||
28 | + | ||
29 | + General type of mail configuration: Internet with smarthost | ||
30 | + System mail name: the name of your domain, e.g. "mysocialnetwork.com" | ||
31 | + SMTP relay host: smtp.yourprovider.com | ||
32 | + | ||
33 | +Note that smtp.yourprovider.com must allow your server to deliver e-mails | ||
34 | +through it. You should probably ask your servive provider about this. | ||
35 | + | ||
36 | +There is another possibility: if you are installing on a shared server, and | ||
37 | +don't have permission to configure the local MTA, you can instruct Noosfero to | ||
38 | +send e-mails directly through an external server. Please note that this should | ||
39 | +be your last option, since contacting an external SMTP server directly may slow | ||
40 | +down your Noosfero application server. To configure Noosfero to send e-mails | ||
41 | +through an external SMTP server, follow the instructions on | ||
42 | +http://noosfero.org/Development/SMTPMailSending | ||
43 | + |