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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.
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193 As noosfero user 152 As noosfero user
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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 +